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Language Stats: compare key data on South Africa & Sudan

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STAT South Africa Sudan HISTORY
Languages 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% Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages; <i>note:</i> program of "Arabization" in process
Linguistic diversity index 0.869
Ranked 20th. 48% more than Sudan 		0.587
Ranked 70th.
Major language(s) 11 official languages including English, Afrikaans, Sesotho, Setswana, Xhosa and Zulu Arabic, English (official)

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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