Romania

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Population Full

19,466,000 (2018 World Bank)

Principal Languages
Romanian
Literacy Rate
99% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CDE (1964), CPPDCE (2006), CSICH (2006), ECRML (2008), FCPNM (1995), ICCPR (1974), UNCRPD (2011)
General References
Agard 1984, Campbell and King 2011, Comrie 1987, Du Nay 1977, Hancock 1979, Hancock 1988
Deaf Population
30,000
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Romania is 29. All are living languages. Of these, 5 are indigenous and 24 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 4 are institutional, 21 are developing, 1 is vigorous, and 3 are in trouble. Also listed are 3 unestablished languages and 1 macrolanguage.