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The EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) attempts to rank countries by the equity of English language skills amongst those adults who took the EF test. [2] It is the product of EF Education First, an international education company, and draws its conclusions from data collected via English tests available for free over the internet.
Center for Strategic and International Studies: active troops ranked 17 out of 180 countries. [3] Global Militarization Index: 98 out of 151 countries (2013). Number of warships: ranked 14 out 55 listed countries. UN peacekeepers: ranked 16 out of 128 countries (2014). World's largest arms importers: ranked 5 (2013).
List of countries by net international investment position per capita; List of countries by average wage; List of minimum wages by country; List of countries by public debt; List of countries by wealth per adult; List of countries by credit rating; List of countries by government budget; Gross national income. List of countries by GNI (PPP) per ...
The standard English of the inner-circle countries is often taken as a norm for use of English in the outer-circle countries. [82] In the three-circles model, countries such as Poland, China, Brazil, Germany, Japan, Indonesia, Egypt, and other countries where English is taught as a foreign language, make up the "expanding circle". [90]
Indonesian grammar does not regularly mark plurals. In Indonesian, to change a singular into a plural one either repeats the word or adds para before it (the latter for living things only); for example, "students" can be either murid-murid or para murid. Plurals are rarely used in Indonesian, especially in informal parlance.
Overall, the UN's report indicates that the world is becoming a better place to live. Although 800 million people in the world still go to bed hungry every day, over 1 billion people have risen ...
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English has historically been categorized as the first foreign language in Indonesia. [25] However, increasing exposure to English, the decreasing influence of native-speaker norms in the country and the prevalent use of English as a lingua franca in the broader context such as ASEAN means that the categorization has been put into question.