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Lao (official), French, English, and various ethnic languages
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Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian
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Sesotho (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa
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based on English common law and Roman-Dutch law; judicial review of legislative acts in High Court and Court of Appeal; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence
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Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities
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English (official), French (official), Malagasy (official)
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based on English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Appeal; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai note: in East Malaysia there are several indigenous languages; most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan
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English
based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court at request of supreme head of the federation; Islamic law is applied to Muslims in matters of family ...
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Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials
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based on Islamic law with admixtures of English common law primarily in commercial matters; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
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Maltese (official), English (official)
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based on English common law and Roman civil law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8% (1999 census) note: English (official), widely spoken as a second language
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English
Creole 80.5%, Bhojpuri 12.1%, French 3.4%, English (official; spoken by less than 1% of the population), other 3.7%, unspecified 0.3% (2000 census)
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English
based on French civil law system with elements of English common law in certain areas; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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English
English (official and common language), Chuukese, Kosrean, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi
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French (official), English, Italian, Monegasque
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English and Irish colonists from St. Kitts first settled on Montserrat in 1632; the first African slaves arrived three decades later. The British and French fought for possession of the island for ...
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lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: lava dome in English's Crater (in the Soufriere Hills volcanic complex) estimated at over 930 m (2006)
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English
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English
English common law and statutory law
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English
English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages 1% (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama)
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Nauruan (official; a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
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English
... 12.1%, Bhojpuri 7.4%, Tharu (Dagaura/Rana) 5.8%, Tamang 5.1%, Newar 3.6%, Magar 3.3%, Awadhi 2.4%, other 10%, unspecified 2.5% (2001 census) note: many in government and business also speak English (2001 est
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English
based on Hindu legal concepts and English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
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English
Papiamento 65.4% (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect), English 15.9% (widely spoken), Dutch 7.3% (official), Spanish 6.1%, Creole 1.6%, other 1.9%, unspecified 1.8% (2001 census)
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