Switzerland

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Official Name
Swiss Confederation
Population Full

8,545,000 (2019 Eurostat)

Principal Languages
French, Italian, Standard German
Literacy Rate
99% (Roser and Ortiz-Ospina 2018)
International Conventions
CPPDCE (2008), CSICH (2008), ECRML (1997), FCPNM (1998), ICCPR (1992), UNCRPD (2014), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Comrie 1987, Moulton 1988, Stephens 1976
Deaf Population
10,000 (2014 EUD), but other estimates vary widely. Estimated 7,500 deaf signers in all cantons (Boyes Braem and Rathmann 2010)
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Switzerland is 13. All are living languages. Of these, 10 are indigenous and 3 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 5 are institutional, 5 are developing, 1 is vigorous, 1 is in trouble, and 1 is dying. Also listed are 17 unestablished languages.