Italy

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Official Name
Italian Republic
Population Full

60,239,000 (2019 census)

Principal Languages
Italian
Literacy Rate
99% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CDE (1966), CPPDCE (2007), CSICH (2007), FCPNM (1997), ICCPR (1978), UNCRPD (2009), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Agard 1984, Campbell and King 2011, Comrie 1987, Hall 1974, Salminen 2007, Stephens 1976
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Italy is 35. All are living languages. Of these, 28 are indigenous and 7 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 4 are institutional, 9 are developing, 2 are vigorous, 17 are in trouble, and 3 are dying. Also listed are 19 unestablished languages and 1 macrolanguage.