Language Stats: compare key data on European Union & Malaysia

Languages: A rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
Languages > Note: This entry provides a rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.

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STAT	European Union	Malaysia	HISTORY
Languages	Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish	Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai; <i>note:</i> in East Malaysia there are several indigenous languages; most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan
Languages > Note	only official languages are listed; German, the major language of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, is the most widely spoken mother tongue - over 19% of the EU population; English is the most widely spoken language - about 49% of the EU population is conversant with it	in East Malaysia there are several indigenous languages; most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011

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