Poland

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Official Name
Republic of Poland
Population Full

37,888,000 (2019 UNDESA)

Principal Languages
Polish
Literacy Rate
100% (2015 World Factbook)
International Conventions
CDE (1964), CPPDCE (2007), CSICH (2011), ECRML (2009), FCPNM (2000), ICCPR (1977), UNCRPD (2012), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Campbell and King 2011, Comrie 1987, Schenker and Stankiewicz 1980
Deaf Population
50,000–2,342,000 (1998)
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Poland is 23. All are living languages. Of these, 7 are indigenous and 16 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 6 are institutional, 10 are developing, 2 are vigorous, 2 are in trouble, and 3 are dying. Also listed are 5 unestablished languages.