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Language Stats: compare key data on Bulgaria & Turkey

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STAT Bulgaria Turkey HISTORY
Languages Bulgarian 84.5%, Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, other and unspecified 1.8% Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli (or Zaza), Azeri, Kabardian; <i>note:</i> there is also a substantial Gagauz population in the European part of Turkey
Linguistic diversity index 0.224
Ranked 133th.
0.289
Ranked 124th. 29% more than Bulgaria
Major language(s) Bulgarian Turkish (official), Kurdish
Romani > Gypsy language > % of Romani who speak Romani 80%
Ranked 21st. 14% more than Turkey
70%
Ranked 24th.
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000 350,000
Ranked 4th. 25% more than Turkey
280,000
Ranked 6th.
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000 per 1000 42.84
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Turkey
4.43
Ranked 12th.
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population from total Roma population > 2000 80%
Ranked 22nd. 14% more than Turkey
70%
Ranked 25th.
Romani language > Gypsy > Speakers 600,000
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Turkey
280,000
Ranked 5th.
Romani language > Gypsy > Speakers per 1000 73.44
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Turkey
4.43
Ranked 12th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Wikipedia: Linguistic diversity index (Rankings by country) (UNESCO World Report – Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue); British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Dieter W. Halwachs: Rombase, Speakers and Numbers pp1.; Wikipedia: Romani language; Wikipedia: Romani language. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Dieter W. Halwachs: Rombase, Speakers and Numbers pp1. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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