There are roughly 6,500 spoken languages in the world today; 1,500 in Africa alone. That being said, about 2,000 of the worlds languages have fewer than 1,000 speakers.
The most popular language in the world is Mandarin Chinese, which is spoken by about 1. 2 Billion people
There are roughly 6,500 spoken languages in the world today; 1,500 in Africa alone. That being said, about 2,000 of the worlds languages have fewer than 1,000 speakers. The most popular language in the world is Mandarin Chinese, which is spoken by about 1.2 Billion people.
By comparison, about 370 - 400 million (5% of the world's population) speak English as a first language.
More Geography
Maine is the Closest U.S. State to Africa
Not Florida. Maine
Though Minnesota is known as The Land of 10,000 Lakes, they actually have 11,842 lakes. Furthermore, they have 6,564 natural rivers and streams that cumulatively flow for 69,000 miles.
Though these two facts are astounding, Wisconsin has 15,074 lakes and more than 12,600 natural rivers and streams. Take that Minnesota
Mongolia is the least densely populated independent country in the world. In an area roughly the size of Quebec or Iran, there are 2.6 million people.
Mongolia has 1. 7 people per square Kilometer