Around 88 percent of the population speaks French, while some areas do have small percentages of Italian- and German-speaking people, among others.
About 95 percent of the people in Germany speak German, with a few other languages earning minor percentages.
After Spanish, Italian ranks second among languages spoken in Argentina. Levantine Arabic is also fairly prominent.
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Portuguese is Brazil's official language, but French, English and Spanish are also spoken in the South American nation.
Greek dominates the country, with about 99 percent of the people speaking the language. There is also some English and French spoken in Greece, but clearly not much.
While English is spoken by about the majority of the population, French gets a share as one of Canada's official languages.
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Along with German, French and Italian, Romansh is also an official language of Switzerland; although less than one percent of the population speaks it.
Hebrew is predominantly spoken in Israel, but there are people who also speak Arabic and English in the country.
Over 90 percent of the population of Thailand speaks Thai. Among the upper class, English is a secondary language.
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There are approximately 12 other language groups in China that vary from Standard Chinese (Mandarin). The Japanese language was influenced by the Chinese language as well.
Gaelic is just another way to say Irish. Both English and Irish are the official languages of Ireland.
The United Kingdom does not have an official language at the Federal level. Around 98 percent of the people living there speak English.
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Japan's official language has never been declared. However, court must be conducted in Japanese.
While the majority of Jamaicans speak Jamaican Creole (or English Creole), English is the official language of the island nation.
Indonesian is the dominant language in the country, but you can also find English and Dutch speakers. In fact, there are more than 580 languages and dialects in the country in total.
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While English is predominantly spoken in the U.S., there is no official language at the Federal level. In total, 32 states have passed legislation giving English official status.
Australia is one of many countries that does not have an official language. About 79 percent of the population speaks English.
More than half of the Iranian population speak Persian, while a substantial number speak Turkish.
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While Arabic is the official language of Iraq, Kurdish regions have adopted Kurdish as their own. Assyrian and Armenian are also spoken in the country.
Dutch and French are commonly spoken. German is also an official language, even though less than one percent of the population speaks it.
Spanish is the first language of about 90 percent of the Cuban population. Other languages in the country include Haitian Creole, Lucimi, Galician, and Corsican.
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Aside from Arabic as the official language, both English and French are understood by some of the educated classes of people in Egypt.
About 93 percent of the population speaks Finnish, while just six percent speak Swedish in Finland.
The English language was inherited from the past colonial rule of Kenya by the British. Swahili is spoken by nearly the entire population of the country and is the official language as well.
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Both nations have Korean as their official language. Both also have programs to teach other languages, including English.
While Spanish is predominantly spoken and used by the government, the Mexican government recognizes about 68 different languages as official. Many Mexicans also learn English as a second language.
The Russian language is spoken by the majority of the population. Regions have other official languages, such as Chechen and Tatar.
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Urdu, which is also one of Pakistan's official languages, is also spoken in Saudi Arabia. English is used as a second language in the country.
South Africa recognizes 11 different languages as official. These include Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Sepedi, Setswana, Sesotho, Xitsonga, Swati, Tshivenda and Ndebele.
The majority of the nation speaks Spanish, but it is just one of many languages spoken in Spain.
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Swedish is the official language of the country as a whole. Finnish, Sami, Romani, Yiddish, and Meankieli are all considered official minority languages in Switzerland.
While Turkish is predominantly spoken in Turkey, Kurdish and other minority languages still exist.
In Uganda, English is taught in grade schools and is used in courts and by most newspapers. It is even the language of choice for some radio broadcasts.
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Somali is the official language of Somalia. Arabic is also widely spoken.
Despite the fact that 48% of people speak Punjabi and others speak Sindhi, Siraiki and Pashtu, Urdu and English are recognized as official languages. There is a movement to remove English.