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Language Stats: compare key data on Spain & Turkey

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STAT Spain Turkey HISTORY
Languages Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%, are official regionally Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli (or Zaza), Azeri, Kabardian; <i>note:</i> there is also a substantial Gagauz population in the European part of Turkey
Linguistic diversity index 0.438
Ranked 99th. 52% more than Turkey
0.289
Ranked 124th.
Major language(s) Spanish (Castilian), Catalan and its variant Valencian, Gallego (Galician), Euskera (Basque) Turkish (official), Kurdish
Romani > Gypsy language > % of Romani who speak Romani 1%
Ranked 29th.
70%
Ranked 24th. 70 times more than Spain
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000 1,000
Ranked 30th.
280,000
Ranked 6th. 280 times more than Spain
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000 per 1000 0.0248
Ranked 29th.
4.43
Ranked 12th. 178 times more than Spain
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population from total Roma population > 2000 1%
Ranked 30th.
70%
Ranked 25th. 70 times more than Spain
Romani language > Gypsy > Speakers 1,000
Ranked 29th.
280,000
Ranked 5th. 280 times more than Spain
Romani language > Gypsy > Speakers per 1000 0.0248
Ranked 29th.
4.43
Ranked 12th. 178 times more than Spain

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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