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Europe > Belgium > Language

BELGIAN LANGUAGE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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English-speaking population > As an additional language 5,100,000 [18th of 59]
English-speaking population > Total 5,100,000 [21st of 0]
French speakers 4,000,000 [3rd of 31]
    (per capita) 3.86 per 10 people [5th of 30]
French status
The eastern subdialect of Walloon is considered to be more difficult to understand within Belgium. The following municipalities have minority rights for Dutch-speaking persons: Comines-Warneton, Mouscron, Enghien, Floubecques; and for German-speaking persons: Malm�dy, Weismes, Welkenraedt. Official language. Bible 1530-1986.
John Doe > Informal names for unknown or unspecified persons in various countries/regions
Jean Dupont, Jan Janssen, Jos Joskens, Duschmol, Duchien
Languages
Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)
Languages of the African Union > Illiteracy > Literacy rate 99.9 [10th of 174]
Nobel Prize in Literature > Most awarded countries > % 0.98 [31st of 37]
Nobel Prize in Literature > Most awarded countries > Laureates 1 [31st of 37]
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000 10,000 [22nd of 32]
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population from total Roma population > 2000 80 % [22nd of 32]
Skills of EU citizens > Other than mother tongue > English 59 % [8th of 29]
Skills of EU citizens > Other than mother tongue > French 48 % [2nd of 29]
Skills of EU citizens > Other than mother tongue > German 27 % [9th of 29]
World Esperanto Association > Years of presidency 6 [7th of 10]

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SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population ; Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population; Ethnologue; Wikipedia: John Doe ; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Wikipedia: Languages of the African Union ; Wikipedia: Nobel Prize in Literature ; Wikipedia: Romani language ; Wikipedia: Languages of the European Union ; Wikipedia: World Esperanto Association

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium, Royaume de Belgique/Koninkrijk Belgie, Belgique/Belgie

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