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Language Stats: compare key data on Greece & Russia

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STAT Greece Russia HISTORY
Languages Greek 99% (official), other 1% (includes English and French) Russian, many minority languages
Linguistic diversity index 0.175
Ranked 139th.
0.283
Ranked 125th. 62% more than Greece
Major language(s) Greek Russian
Romani > Gypsy language > % of Romani who speak Romani 90%
Ranked 8th. 13% more than Russia
80%
Ranked 22nd.
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000 160,000
Ranked 9th.
405,000
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Greece
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000 per 1000 14.66
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Russia
2.77
Ranked 15th.
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population from total Roma population > 2000 90%
Ranked 8th. 13% more than Russia
80%
Ranked 23th.
Romani language > Gypsy > Speakers 160,000
Ranked 8th.
405,000
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Greece
Romani language > Gypsy > Speakers per 1000 14.66
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Russia
2.77
Ranked 15th.

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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