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Europe > Ireland > Language

IRISH LANGUAGE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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English speakers 2,600,000 [8th of 52]
English status
National language. Bible 1535-1989.
English-speaking population > As an additional language 100,000 [49th of 59]
English-speaking population > First language 3,750,000 [5th of 62]
English-speaking population > Total 3,850,000 [25th of 99]
John Doe > Informal names for unknown or unspecified persons in various countries/regions
Seán and Síle Citizen; Irish: Seán Ó Rudaí, from rud = thing
Languages
English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard
Languages of the African Union > Illiteracy > Literacy rate 99.9 [7th of 174]
Nobel Prize in Literature > Most awarded countries > % 3.92 [9th of 37]
Nobel Prize in Literature > Most awarded countries > Laureates 4 [9th of 37]
Skills of EU citizens > Other than mother tongue > English 5 % [29th of 29]
Skills of EU citizens > Other than mother tongue > French 20 % [7th of 29]
Skills of EU citizens > Other than mother tongue > German 7 % [21st of 29]

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SOURCES: Ethnologue; Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population ; Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population; Wikipedia: John Doe ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: Languages of the African Union ; Wikipedia: Nobel Prize in Literature ; Wikipedia: Languages of the European Union

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Ireland, ireland republic, Republic of Ireland, Irish Republic

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