Language Stats: compare key data on Australia & Botswana

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STAT	Australia	Botswana	HISTORY
English status	Minor regional dialect differences. Neo-Nyungar is the community dialect of the Nyungar people. National <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Dictionary. Bible 1382-1989.	International trade, medium of western influences, <a href=/cat/Language>language</a> of instruction from fifth grade, written <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>, official purposes, as second <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Taught as a subject from the beginning of primary school as a required subject. Officially becomes the <a href=/cat/Language>language</a> of instruction in Standard 5. Standard 7 exams are written in <a href=/encyclopedia/England>English</a>. Medium of instruction. <a href=/graph-T/med_new>Newspapers</a>, magazines, radio programs, <a href=/encyclopedia/Television>TV</a>. Bible 1535-1989.
Languages	English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census)	Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English 2.1% (official), other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4%
Linguistic diversity index	0.126 Ranked 156th.	0.444 Ranked 98th. 4 times more than Australia
Major language(s)	English	English (official), Setswana

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