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...try. Islam is the primary religion, followed by Orthodox Christianity. The official language is Kazakh, and Russian is a language of interethnic communication.

...h]] is also the [http://www.olf.gouv.qc.ca/english/charter/index.html sole official language] in [[Quebec]], while it is co-official with [[English language|English]] i ..., over 80% of the population of Quebec speaks French. It has been the sole official language of Quebec since 1974; this was reiterated in law with the 1977 adoption of

...hern Mandes (16.5%); the Krous (11%); and the Southern Mandes (10%). The [[official language]] is [[French language|French]], but the country is home to 77 indigenous [

The state of Montenegro states that its official language is '''Montenegrin''' (''црногорски, crnogorski''). In fact, there

...'s 54 countries use European languages or [[Arabic language|Arabic]] for [[official language|official]] purposes, allowing them to speak both to the descendants of the

Punjabi is the official language of the Indian state of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] and [[Chandigarh]]. It is

...and in a region known as the [[Gaeltacht]]. Nevertheless, it remains an [[official language]] of the Irish state; its teaching is mandated in public schools.

...tal and largest city is [[Jakarta]], and the currency is [[Rupiah]]. The [[official language]] is ''[[Bahasa Indonesia]]''.

It is one of the two [[official language]]s of Belarus, the other being [[Russian language|Russian]]. Although Belar

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...ingent language laws that vigorously protect the use of French as the sole official language of the province. [[Québecois]] culture has also manifested itself in uniqu

...f Western Africa - indeed, many West African countries retain French as an official language. The British also took large chunks. Portugal took lots of Southern Africa.

| publisher = [[Central Intelligence Agency]]}}</ref> Its official language is Arabic.

...ry under the Swedish rule, Finland has also maintained Swedish as a second official language. All citizens are taught both official languages in primary and/or lower se

...foreign or second language. Today, many other countries use English for [[official language|official]] purposes or have adopted it as a national language, creating new

year=2007|accessdate=2007-05-08}}</ref>), the official language of [[Germany]], [[Austria]], and some neighbouring areas. Collectively, [[D ...ary school are children in German-speaking countries required to learn the official language.

...[[Graubünden]] [[canton]] of eastern [[Switzerland]], and is one of the [[official language]]s of the country. It is the [[native language]] of about 35,000 Swiss peop In March 1996, a plebiscite accepted Romansh as an 'official language', allowing its use in government. This victory was rather less important in

...rench speakers are mainly located in Europe, Canada and Africa. It is an [[official language]] in 41 countries, most of which form what is called in French ''[[La Franc ...tterêts]] in 1539 King [[Francis I of France|Francis I]] made French the [[official language]] of administration and court proceedings in France, ousting the [[Latin]],

...Triantafyllidis]] in his grammar. However, it was recognized as the sole, official language by the Greek government only in 1976, as a symbol of the people's power, in

...ajor [[language (general)|languages]]: [[French language|French]] is one [[official language]], alongside [[Haitian Creole]], a language which emerged through contact b

...a local president for internal affairs, currently Amani Abeid Karume. The official language is [[Swahili]], but [[English]] is also widely used, in government and educ

...is [[Juba]], but in the future the capital will move to [[Ramciel]]. The [[official language]] of South Sudan is English, despite [[Arabic language|Arabic]] being quite

...e world with a [[GNI]] of just US $340. The capital city is Niamey and the official language is [[French]].

It is predominantly [[French language|French-speaking]], French is the official language in the French language region, but there is also a German language region c ...ities with language facilities|facilities]] for speakers of French) is the official language in nine eastern municipalities which belonged to [[Germany]] until 1918 and

...[dialect]] once spoken by the educated elites of Beijing. Mandarin is an [[official language]] in China, including [[Taiwan]], and also in [[Singapore]].

...'' (in its own language: ''Deutsch'') is a West [[Germanic language]], the official language of [[Germany]], [[Austria]] and [[Liechtenstein]], one of several official ...Austria, Germany, [[Liechtenstein]] and [[Switzerland]] where German is an official language. (Luxembourg did not agree to this standardisation, but the autonomous prov

...sted of the Philippine government to reinstate the status of Spanish as an official language, prior to current president's [[Gloria Arroyo]]'s state visit to Spain in D

The official language of the Netherlands is [[Dutch language|Dutch]], which is a [[West-Germanic

...name. ''ISO'' is not an acronym for the organization's full name in either official language. Rather, the organization adopted ''ISO'' based on the Greek word ''isos''

...ndexical" of Gapuner identity, and [[Tok Pisin]] (the widely circulating [[official language]] of New Guinea). (Linguistic anthropologists use "indexical" to mean indic

...n the central political issue of the Kingdom of belgium. French became the official language of government after the separation from the Netherlands in 1830. Belgian cu

...h in [[Tajiks|Tajik]] nationalism, a law was enacted declaring Tajik the [[official language|state language]]. In addition, the law officially equated Tajik with [[Pers

...mostly the Berber language, Tamazight. Since 1996 Arabic has been the only official language, although Tamazight was promoted to the status of national language in 2002

...and|dual language road signs]] throughout Scotland. It is recognised as an official language of Scotland with 'equal respect' to English.

...[[language]] in the Eastern group of South [[Slavic languages]] and is the official language of the [[Republic of Macedonia]]. It is also officially recognised in the [ The Macedonian language has the status of official language only within the [[Republic of Macedonia]]. The language is taught in some u

...e planning]] in the [[English language]], since: ''(a)'' English is not an official language in Burma, ''(b)'' English has no prescriptive academy, ''(c)'' correct use

...the east, where its [[Sinai Peninsula]] forms part of [[Asia]]. Egypt's [[official language]] is Arabic, and its [[capital (city)|capital]] and largest [[city]] is [[C

UAE's capital is [[Abu Dhabi]] and the largest city is [[Dubai]]. The official language is [[Arabic]]. The UAE is a founding member of the [[Gulf Co-operation Coun

*U.S. English; 1983, founded and funded; seeks to make English the official language of the United States; headed 1987-1988 by [[Linda Chavez]] who resigned ove

...ean languages|Indo-European family]], originating in [[Portugal]], and the official language also of [[Angola]], [[Brazil]], [[Cape Verde]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Mozamb ...tries which have Portuguese as an official language. Portuguese is also an official language of the [[European Union]], [[Mercosul]] and the [[African Union]] (one of t

This [[minority language]] has the status of an [[official language]] in Spain (see [[Aranese Occitan]])<ref>Act no. 16 of 1990 (''Regim especi

...and in [[Suriname]] on the continent. [[English language|English]] is the official language of [[Belize]], [[Barbados]], [[Jamaica]], and the [[US Virgin Islands]]. ...ong with Spanish. [[Guaraní language|Guarani]] is, along with Spanish, the official language of Paraguay, and is spoken by a majority of the population.

...icant evolution of Quebecois collective identity. Bill 101 made French the official language of the government and of the courts in Quebec; more controversially it made

Arabic is the official language, although English is increasingly understood in major cities. In the Mahra

...of present-day Quebec). Upper Canada used English law and English was its official language. Upper Canada's first capital was Newark (now [[Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontari

...some earlier scholars. He considers the change to reflect a change in the official language of the empire ruling most of North India at the time, and dates it to the l

...w.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pa.html}}</ref> The official language is Spanish, although a large part of the rural population speaks Guarani.<r

South Africa has 11 [[official language]]s: [[Afrikaans language|Afrikaans]], [[South African English|English]], [[