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English-speaking population > As an additional language	10,000,000	[9th of 59]
English-speaking population > Total	10,000,000	[13th of 99]
John Doe > Informal names for unknown or unspecified persons in various countries/regions Fulano de Tal, Pepe Pérez, Fulano, Fulanito, Mengano, Menganito, Perico de los Palotes, Fulanito de Tal, Menganito de Cual, Zutano, Zutanito, Sultano, Sultanito, Don Nadie, Juan Nadie, Perengano. Female equivalent: Fulanita, Fulanita de Tal, Mengana, Menganita, Menganita de Tal.
Languages Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%, are official regionally
Languages of the African Union > Illiteracy > Literacy rate	97.7	[49th of 174]
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > English	yes
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > French	yes
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > German	no
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Italian	yes
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Spanish	yes
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Swedish	no
Nobel Prize in Literature > Most awarded countries > %	4.9	[8th of 37]
Nobel Prize in Literature > Most awarded countries > Laureates	5	[8th of 37]
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000	1,000	[31st of 32]
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population from total Roma population > 2000	1 %	[31st of 32]
Skills of EU citizens > Other than mother tongue > English	27 %	[23rd of 29]
Skills of EU citizens > Other than mother tongue > French	12 %	[11th of 29]
Skills of EU citizens > Other than mother tongue > German	2 %	[29th of 29]
Spanish language > Hispanic countries > Speakers	44,000,000	[3rd of 22]
Spanish speakers	28,173,600	[4th of 26]

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SOURCES: 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: Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders ; Wikipedia: Nobel Prize in Literature ; Wikipedia: Romani language ; Wikipedia: Languages of the European Union ; Wikipedia: Spanish language ; Ethnologue

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Acastrero 10th December 2005	Oh, I'm afraid u did not like my post... Ok, so just in case u did not I will be very very polite and say maybe you could add the Occitanian language, spoken in the Aran Valley, in Catalonia. Thanks.
Andrés 10th December 2005	You always forget languages, what a terrible sin. Now you recognise Galego (Galician in English, I think) but you forget Occità!! (I think u call it Provençal). This language is also spoken in Spain, in a small area in Catalunya, la Vahl d'Aran. Er aranès (the arenese) is a dialect of the Occitan language. Please, write this down. Thanx for your comprehension. Visca la Terra!!!

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