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	Languages (2004)	Languages (2002)
Afghanistan	Pashtu (official) 35%, Afghan Persian (Dari) 50%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism	Pashtu 35%, Afghan Persian (Dari) 50%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism
Albania	Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects	Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect), Greek
Austria	German (official nationwide), Slovene (official in Carinthia), Croatian (official in Burgenland), Hungarian (official in Burgenland)	German
Bahamas, The	English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)	English, Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian	Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Congo, Republic of the	French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)	French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo has the most users)
Costa Rica	Spanish (official), English	Spanish (official), English spoken around Puerto Limon
East Timor	Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English note: there are about 16 indigenous languages; Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant numbers of people	Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English note: there are a total of about 16 indigenous languages, of which Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant numbers of people
Eritrea	Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages	Afar, Amharic, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages
European Union	Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish; note - only official languages are listed	-
Finland	Finnish 93.4% (official), Swedish 5.9% (official), small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities	Finnish 93.4% (official), Swedish 5.9% (official), small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
Ireland	English is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard	English is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard
Macedonia	Macedonian 68%, Albanian 25%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian 2%, other 2%	-
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	-	Macedonian 70%, Albanian 21%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian 3%, other 3%
Malaysia	Bahasa Melayu (official), English, Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai; note - in addition, in East Malaysia several indigenous languages are spoken, the largest are Iban and Kadazan	Bahasa Melayu (official), English, Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai; note - in addition, in East Malaysia several indigenous languages are spoken, the largest of which are Iban and Kadazan
Mauritania	Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, French, Hassaniya, Wolof	Hassaniya Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (official), French
Moldova	Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)	Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian (official), Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)
Mozambique	Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, numerous other indigenous languages, Portuguese (official; spoken by 27% of population as a second language)	Portuguese (official), indigenous dialects
Netherlands	Dutch (official language), Frisian (official language)	Dutch
Norway	Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official) note: small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities	Norwegian (official) note: small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
Palau	English and Palauan official in all states except Sonsoral (Sonsoralese and English are official), Tobi (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, and English are official)	English and Palauan official in all states except Sonsoral (Sonsorolese and English are official), Tobi (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, and English are official)
Papua New Guinea	Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region note: 715 indigenous languages -- many unrelated	English spoken by 1%-2%, pidgin English widespread, Motu spoken in Papua region note: 715 indigenous languages
Peru	Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages	Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara
Portugal	Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - but locally used)	Portuguese
Romania	Romanian (official), Hungarian, German	Romanian, Hungarian, German
Slovenia	Slovenian 92%, Serbo-Croatian 6.2%, other 1.8%	Slovenian 91%, Serbo-Croatian 6%, other 3%
Spain	Castilian Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2% note: Castilian is the official language nationwide; the other languages are official regionally	Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%
Svalbard	Norwegian, Russian	Russian, Norwegian
Switzerland	German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 19.2%, Italian (official) 7.6%, Romansch (official) 0.6%, other 8.9%	German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 19.2%, Italian (official) 7.6%, Romansch 0.6%, other 8.9%