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Europe > United Kingdom > Language

BRITISH LANGUAGE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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English speakers 55,000,000 [3rd of 52]
English-speaking population > As an additional language 1,500,000 [36th of 59]
English-speaking population > First language 58,100,000 [2nd of 62]
English-speaking population > Total 59,600,000 [2nd of 99]
French speakers 14,000 [16th of 31]
French status
French is only spoken by about 11% of the population of Channel Islands, mainly older people. Official language. Bible 1530-1986.
John Doe > Informal names for unknown or unspecified persons in various countries/regions
Joe Bloggs, John Smith, A N Other, R Punter, "Tom, Dick, and Harry", Ronnie (or Ronny) Arbuckle
Languages
English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland)
Languages of the African Union > Illiteracy > Literacy rate 99.9 [18th of 174]
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > English yes
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Spanish no
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Swedish no
Nobel Prize in Literature > Most awarded countries > % 9.8 [3rd of 37]
Nobel Prize in Literature > Most awarded countries > Laureates 9 [3rd of 37]
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000 1,000 [32nd of 32]
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population from total Roma population > 2000 0.5 % [32nd of 32]
Skills of EU citizens > Other than mother tongue > English 7 % [28th of 29]
Skills of EU citizens > Other than mother tongue > French 23 % [6th of 29]
Skills of EU citizens > Other than mother tongue > German 9 % [17th of 29]
World Esperanto Association > Years of presidency 16 [2nd of 10]

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SOURCES: Ethnologue; 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: World Esperanto Association

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, britain, great britain, united kingdom of great britain and northern irela, united king., The United Kingdom

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