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How Many Languages

Question

Can you rank these countries, from most to least, based on the number of languages spoken within their borders: Nigeria, Mexico, Congo, China, Papua New Guinea, Cameroon, Australia, Indonesia, India, Brazil?

 

 

 

 

 

Answer

1. Papua New Guinea, 823

2. Indonesia, 726

3. Nigeria, 505

4. India, 387

5. Mexico, 288

6. Cameroon, 279

7. Australia, 235

8. Congo, 218

9. China, 201

10. Brazil, 192

According to Brandt Maxwell, author of “The Largest U.S. Cities Named after a Food,” the United States ranks No. 11 with 176 living languages (not counting most immigrant languages, such as Korean or Vietnamese).

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