Languages (2003) | Languages (2004) | ||
Afghanistan | Pashtu 35%, Afghan Persian (Dari) 50%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism | Pashtu (official) 35%, Afghan Persian (Dari) 50%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism | |
Albania | Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect), Greek | Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects | |
Austria | German | German (official nationwide), Slovene (official in Carinthia), Croatian (official in Burgenland), Hungarian (official in Burgenland) | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian | Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian | |
Congo, Republic of the | French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo has the most users) | French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread) | |
European Union | - | Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish; note - only official languages are listed | |
Ireland | English is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard | English is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard | |
Macedonia | - | Macedonian 68%, Albanian 25%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian 2%, other 2% | |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | Macedonian 70%, Albanian 21%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian 3%, other 3% | - | |
Mauritania | Hassaniya Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (official), French | Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, French, Hassaniya, Wolof | |
Mozambique | Portuguese (official), indigenous dialects | Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, numerous other indigenous languages, Portuguese (official; spoken by 27% of population as a second language) | |
Norway | Norwegian (official)
note: small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities |
Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official)
note: small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities |
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Papua New Guinea | English spoken by 1%-2%, pidgin English widespread, Motu spoken in Papua region
note: 715 indigenous languages |
Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region
note: 715 indigenous languages -- many unrelated |
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Peru | Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara | Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages | |
Slovenia | Slovenian 91%, Serbo-Croatian 6%, other 3% | Slovenian 92%, Serbo-Croatian 6.2%, other 1.8% | |
Svalbard | Russian, Norwegian | Norwegian, Russian |