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Knowledge of English as a foreign and second language in the EU member states (plus Turkey), in per cent of the adult population (over the age of 14), 2005. Data taken from an EU survey. [2] The English language in Europe, as a native language, is mainly spoken in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Euro English, [1] Euro-English, [2] or European English, less commonly known as EU English, Continental English, and EU Speak, is a group of dialects of the English language and a form of International English as used in Europe based on common lexical and grammatical mistranslations influenced by the native languages of its non-native English-speaking population mostly built on the technical ...
Several countries grant preferential access to least developed countries. For instance, the European Union has implemented the Everything but Arms scheme, while Switzerland offers free access to its market for all products to LDCs. [19] Access to the Japanese market is also free for LDCs. [20]
Warsaw is also at the top of the list as one of the best places to retire in Europe for English speakers, as it ranks 10th among the most highly proficient regions in Europe, Insider Monkey noted.
Eastern Europe: High income 26.2 2021 26.24 2022 25.5 2021 Germany: Western Europe: High income 32.4 2020 30.64 2022 Djibouti: Eastern Africa: Lower middle income 41.6 2017 41.59 2017 Denmark: Northern Europe: High income 28.3 2021 28.47 2022 Dominican Republic: Caribbean: Upper middle income 37.0 2022 38.10 2022 Algeria
The European Union is a supranational union composed of 27 member states. The total English-speaking population of the European Union and the United Kingdom combined (2012) is 256,876,220 [69] (out of a total population of 500,000,000, [70] i.e. 51%) including 65,478,252 native speakers and 191,397,968 non-native speakers, and would be ranked 2nd if it were included.
The first table lists countries by the percentage of their population with an income of less than $2.15 (the extreme poverty line), $3.65 and $6.85 US dollars a day in 2017 international PPP prices. The data is from the most recent year available from the World Bank API.
Below is a table of sovereign states in Europe by GDP (PPP) per capita in international dollars. [2] Countries are ranked by their estimated 2024 figures. Note: transcontinental countries that are partly (but not entirely) located in Europe are also shown in the table, but the values shown are for the entire country.