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Europe > Luxembourg > Language

LUXEMBOURG LANGUAGE STATS:   All Stats  
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English-speaking population > As an additional language 220,000 [46th of 59]
English-speaking population > Total 220,000 [49th of 99]
French speakers 13,100 [17th of 31]
    French speakers (per capita) 0.28 per 10 people [13th of 30]
French status
Used mainly by intellectuals, professionals, authorities. Taught in school as a third language. Used for streets, shops, travel tickets, hotel registries, menus. National language. Bible 1530-1986.
Languages
Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language)
Languages of the African Union > Illiteracy > Literacy rate 99.9 [2nd of 174]
Skills of EU citizens > Other than mother tongue > English 60 % [7th of 29]
Skills of EU citizens > Other than mother tongue > French 90 % [1st of 29]
Skills of EU citizens > Other than mother tongue > German 88 % [1st of 29]

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

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Grand Duche de Luxembourg

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