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Serbia
A country in Europe
The number of individual languages listed for Serbia is 15. All are living languages. Of these, 8 are indigenous and 7 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 7 are institutional, 5 are developing, and 3 are vigorous.
Official Name
Republic of Serbia
Population

7,129,000 (2014 World Bank)

General Remarks
Total population excludes that of Kosovo, 1,734,000 in 2011 census
Principal Languages
Serbian
Literacy Rate
99% (2015 UNESCO)
Immigrant Languages
Macedonian (12,700), Polish (23,000), Russian (3,180), Slovene, Turkish (38,000), Ukrainian (6,500)
Deaf Population
60,000 (Van Cleve 1986)
General References
Campbell and King 2011, Comrie 1987, Stephens 1976
Language Counts
The number of individual languages listed for Serbia is 15. All are living languages. Of these, 8 are indigenous and 7 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 7 are institutional, 5 are developing, and 3 are vigorous.
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