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Languages of the European Union
| Language | Blackle | (EU Countries) | As a mother tongue (% of EU population) |
As a language other than mother tongue (% of EU population) |
Can speak the language (% of EU population) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | uk.blackles.eu | The United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta | 13% | 38% | 51% |
| German | de.blackles.eu at.blackles.eu |
Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, Belgium, Italy | 18% | 14% | 32% |
| French | fr.blackles.eu | France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy | 12% | 14% | 26% |
| Italian | it.blackles.eu | Italy, Malta | 13% | 3% | 16% |
| Spanish | es.blackles.eu | Spain | 9% | 6% | 15% |
| Polish | pl.blackles.eu | Poland | 9% | 1% | 10% |
| Dutch | nl.blackles.eu | The Netherlands, Belgium | 5% | 1% | 6% |
| Russian | ru.blackles.eu | Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland | 1% | 6% | 7% |
| Swedish | se.blackles.eu | Sweden, Finland | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Greek | gr.blackles.eu | Greece, Cyprus | 3% | 0% | 3% |
| Czech | www.blackle.cz | The Czech Republic | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Portuguese | pt.blackles.eu | Portugal | 2% | 0% | 2% |
| Hungarian | hu.blackles.eu | Hungary | 2% | 0% | 2% |
| Slovak | sk.blackles.eu | Slovakia | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Catalan | cat.blackles.eu | Spain, France, Italy | 1% | 1% | 2% |
Candidate countries
| Country | Blackle | English as a language other than mother tongue | German as a language other than mother tongue | French as a language other than mother tongue | Spanish as a language other than mother tongue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | www.blackles.eu | 49% | 34% | 4% | 2% |
| Turkey | tr.blackles.eu | 17% | 4% | 1% | 0% |
Countries outside EU
| Country | Blackle | English as a language other than mother tongue | German as a language other than mother tongue | French as a language other than mother tongue | Spanish as a language other than mother tongue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | ca.blackles.eu | 67% | 0% | 21% | 1% |
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