Belgium

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Official Name
Kingdom of Belgium
Population Full

11,534,000 (2020 census)

Principal Languages
Dutch, French
Literacy Rate
99% (Roser and Ortiz-Ospina 2018)
International Conventions
CPPDCE (2013), CSICH (2006), ICCPR (1983), UNCRPD (2009), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Comrie 1987, Stephens 1976
Deaf Population
610,120
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Belgium is 12. All are living languages. Of these, 10 are indigenous and 2 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional, 6 are developing, and 3 are in trouble. Also listed are 28 unestablished languages.