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  2. Geographical distribution of German speakers - Wikipedia

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    Today German, together with French, is a common second foreign language in the western world, with English well established as a first foreign language. [5] [15] German ranks second (after English) among the best known foreign languages in the EU (on a par with French) [5] as well as in Russia. [16]

  3. List of countries by number of languages - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of countries by number of languages according to the 22nd edition of Ethnologue (2019). [ 1 ] Papua New Guinea has the largest number of languages in the world.

  4. List of countries and territories where German is an official ...

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    The following is a list of the countries and territories where German is an official language (also known as the Germanosphere). It includes countries that have German as (one of) their nationwide official language (s), as well as dependent territories with German as a co-official language.

  5. List of languages by total number of speakers - Wikipedia

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    For greater detail, see Distribution of languages in the world. This is a list of languages by total number of speakers. It is difficult to define what constitutes a language as opposed to a dialect. For example, Arabic is sometimes considered a single language centred on Modern Standard Arabic, other authors consider its mutually ...

  6. List of official languages by country and territory - Wikipedia

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    A language that uniquely represents the national identity of a state, nation, and/or country and is so designated by a country's government; some are technically minority languages. (On this page a national language is followed by parentheses that identify it as a national language status.) Some countries have more than one language with this ...

  7. List of official languages - Wikipedia

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    Belgium (official language with Dutch and German) sole official language in: Wallonia (except for the Canton of Eupen and the Canton of Sankt Vith, where German is the official language) co-official language in: Brussels (with Dutch)

  8. German language - Wikipedia

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    Like English, French, and Spanish, German has become a standard foreign language throughout the world, especially in the Western World. [ 2 ] [ 64 ] German ranks second on par with French among the best known foreign languages in the European Union (EU) after English, [ 2 ] as well as in Russia , [ 65 ] and Turkey . [ 2 ]

  9. List of language names - Wikipedia

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    Official language in: 38 countries, 14 dependant entities, and 119 international organisations; French Sign Language – Langue des signes française Signed in: France and Switzerland; Frisian (North) – Noordfreesk Official language in: the German archipelago of Heligoland and the German district of Nordfriesland; Frisian (Saterland ...