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Europe > Italy > Language

ITALIAN LANGUAGE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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English-speaking population > As an additional language 14,000,000 [7th of 59]
English-speaking population > Total 14,000,000 [10th of 99]
French speakers 100,000 [7th of 31]
French status
Official language. Bible 1530-1986.
John Doe > Informal names for unknown or unspecified persons in various countries/regions
Mario Rossi, Pinco Pallino, Tal dei Tali, Tizio, Caio, Sempronio.
Languages
Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area)
Languages of the African Union > Illiteracy > Literacy rate 98.5 [42nd of 174]
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > English
yes(Romano Prodi is presumed to speak English due to the wording of this article. )
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Italian yes
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Japanese no
Nobel Prize in Literature > Most awarded countries > % 5.88 [6th of 37]
Nobel Prize in Literature > Most awarded countries > Laureates 6 [6th of 37]
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000 42,000 [16th of 32]
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population from total Roma population > 2000 90 % [3rd of 32]
Skills of EU citizens > Other than mother tongue > English 29 % [20th of 29]
Skills of EU citizens > Other than mother tongue > French 14 % [10th of 29]
Skills of EU citizens > Other than mother tongue > German 5 % [24th of 29]
World Esperanto Association > Years of presidency 7 [6th 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 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: Languages of the African Union ; Wikipedia: Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders ; Wikipedia: Nobel Prize in Literature ; Wikipedia: Romani language ; Wikipedia: Languages of the European Union ; Wikipedia: World Esperanto Association

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Italy, Italian Republic, Repubblica Italiana, Italia

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Andrés
10th December 2005
In Italy also Catalan language is spoken, in a small area in Sardinia, l'Alguer.
Visca la Terra!!!
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