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Language Stats: compare key data on Finland & Russia

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STAT Finland Russia HISTORY
Languages Finnish 91.2% (official), Swedish 5.5% (official), other 3.3% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) Russian, many minority languages
Linguistic diversity index 0.14
Ranked 151st.
0.283
Ranked 125th. 2 times more than Finland
Major language(s) Finnish, Swedish Russian
Romani > Gypsy language > % of Romani who speak Romani 90%
Ranked 16th. 13% more than Russia
80%
Ranked 22nd.
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000 3,000
Ranked 27th.
405,000
Ranked 2nd. 135 times more than Finland
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000 per 1000 0.58
Ranked 25th.
2.77
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Finland
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population from total Roma population > 2000 90%
Ranked 17th. 13% more than Russia
80%
Ranked 23th.
Romani language > Gypsy > Speakers 3,000
Ranked 26th.
405,000
Ranked 3rd. 135 times more than Finland
Romani language > Gypsy > Speakers per 1000 0.58
Ranked 25th.
2.77
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Finland

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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