Greece

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Official Name
Hellenic Republic
Population Full

10,728,000 (2018 World Bank)

Principal Languages
Greek
Literacy Rate
98% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CPPDCE (2007), CSICH (2007), ICCPR (1997), UNCRPD (2012), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Campbell and King 2011, Comrie 1987, Salminen 2007
Deaf Population
42,600–634,600 (Van Cleve 1986)
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Greece is 22. All are living languages. Of these, 14 are indigenous and 8 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 4 are institutional, 8 are developing, 1 is vigorous, 2 are in trouble, and 7 are dying. Also listed are 14 unestablished languages.