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Language Stats: compare key data on Luxembourg & South Africa

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Languages Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language) IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2%
Linguistic diversity index 0.498
Ranked 88th. 		0.869
Ranked 20th. 74% more than Luxembourg
Major language(s) French, German, Luxembourgish 11 official languages including English, Afrikaans, Sesotho, Setswana, Xhosa and Zulu

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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