Language Stats: compare key data on United States & Zambia

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STAT	United States	Zambia
English status	There are many regional dialects. Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1382-1989.	Spoken as mother tongue by Europeans mainly. A small minority of Zambian <a href=/encyclopedia/Africa>Africans</a> speak it as a mother tongue. Used as a second <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. The only <a href=/cat/Language>language</a> of <a href=/encyclopedia/Parliament-(band)>Parliament</a>. Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1535-1989.
Languages	English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7%; <i>note:</i> Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii	English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages
Linguistic diversity index	0.353 Ranked 114th.	0.855 Ranked 21st. 2 times more than United States
Major language(s)	English	English (official), Bemba, Lozi, Nyanja, Tonga

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