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Europe > Switzerland > Language

SWISS LANGUAGE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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French speakers 4 [4th of 31]
French status
33% of the population of Switzerland speak French every day (1990 census). Official language. Used for education in French-speaking areas. Bible 1530-1986.
John Doe > Informal names for unknown or unspecified persons in various countries/regions
Herr und Frau Schweizer, Hans Meier, Hans Mustermann
Languages
German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 20.4%, Italian (official) 6.5%, Serbo-Croatian 1.5%, Albanian 1.3%, Portuguese 1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, English 1%, Romansch 0.5%, other 2.8% (2000 census)
Languages > Note
German, French, Italian, and Romansch are all national languages, but only the first three are official languages
Languages of the African Union > Illiteracy > Literacy rate 11 [11th 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 yes & Swiss German
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Italian no
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Japanese no
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Portuguese no
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Russian no
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Spanish no
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Swedish yes
Nobel Prize in Literature > Most awarded countries > % 15 [15th of 37]
Nobel Prize in Literature > Most awarded countries > Laureates 15 [15th of 37]
World Esperanto Association > Years of presidency 1 [1st of 10]

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SOURCES: ; Status of French language in selected countries. Additional information for Mauritius provided by the Ministry of Tourism website of the Republic of Mauritius; ; A rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language. ; This entry provides a rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Switzerland, Swiss Confederation, Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, Confederation Suisse, Confederazione Svizzera, Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera

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