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STAT Burma Pakistan HISTORY
Languages Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski and other 8%
Linguistic diversity index 0.521
Ranked 82nd. 		0.762
Ranked 37th. 46% more than Burma
Major language(s) Burmese, indigenous ethnic languages English, Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi

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

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  • English is the official language in over 20 countries. However, it's spoken in 85.

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