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| FIJIAN LANGUAGE STATS: |
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English speakers
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4,929 |
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[27th of 52]
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English speakers (per $ GDP)
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0.019 per $10,000 of GDP |
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[22nd of 35]
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English speakers (per capita)
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0.552 per 100 people |
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[30th of 46]
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English status
Also used by many urban Chinese (4,652 in 1976), Rotuman, occasionally by Indians, rarely by Fijians (P. Geraghty 1981). Main language of commerce, education, government. There are also reports of a Fijian Pidgin English. National language. Newspapers, radio programs. Bible 1535-1989. |
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English-speaking population > As an additional language
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14,928
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[52nd of 59]
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English-speaking population > First language
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4,929
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[34th of 62]
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English-speaking population > Total
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19,857 |
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[60th of 0]
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Languages
English (official), Fijian (official), Hindustani |
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Languages of the African Union > Illiteracy > Literacy rate
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92.9
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[69th of 174]
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SOURCES: Ethnologue; Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population
; Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
; Wikipedia: Languages of the African Union
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Fiji, Republic of the Fiji Islands
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