|
Country |
Languages
(Official in Bold) |
Ethnicity
& Race |
|
Afghanistan |
Pushtu, Dari Persian,
other Turkic & minor languages |
Pashtun (44%);
Tajik (25%); Hazara (10%); Uzbek (8%); Minor Ethnic Groups (Chahar
Aimaks, Turkmen, Baloch, & others) |
|
Armenia |
Armenian |
Armenian (93%); Russian (2%); Azeri (1%); Other [mostly Yezidi
Kurds] (4%) [2002]. Note: As of the end of 1993, virtually all Azeris had
emigrated from Armenia |
|
Azerbaijan |
Azerbaijani Turkic, Russian, Armenian |
Azeri (90%); Dagestani (3.2%); Russian (2.5%); Armenian (2%),
Other (2.3%) [1998 est.]. Note: Almost all Armenians live in the separatist
Nagorno-Karabakh region |
|
Bahrain |
Arabic, English,
Farsi, Urdu |
Bahraini (63%);
Asian (19%); Other Arab (10%); Iranian (8%) |
|
Bangladesh |
Bangla, English |
Bengali (98%);
Biharis (250K); Tribals (< 1 million) |
|
Bhutan |
Dzongkha |
Bhote (50%);
Ethnic Nepali (35%); Indigenous/ Migrant tribes (15%) |
|
Brunei Darussalam |
Malay, Chinese,
English |
Malay (67%);
Chinese (15%); Other (18%) |
|
Cambodia |
Khmer, French,
English |
Khmer (90%);
Vietnamese (5%); Chinese (1%); Other (4%) |
|
China |
Chinese, Mandarin, also
many local dialects |
Han Chinese (91.9%);
Zhuang, Uygur, Hui, Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Manchu, Mongol, Buyi, Korean,
and other nationalities (8.1%); China has 56 ethnic groups |
|
Cyprus |
Greek, Turkish,
English is widely spoken |
Greek (85.2%) [99.5%
live in Greek area, 0.5% live in Turkish area]; Turkish (11.6%)
[1.3% live in Greek area, 98.7% live in Turkish area];
Other (3.2%) [2000] |
|
East Timor |
Tetum, Portuguese,
Bahasa Indonesia, English |
Malay & Papuan
descent |
|
India |
Hindi, English,
Bengali, Gujarati, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi,
Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Kannada, Assamese, Sanskrit, Sindhi (all
recognized by the constitution). Dialects, 1,652 |
Indo-Aryan
(72%); Dravidian (25%); Mongoloid & Other (3%) [2000] |
|
Indonesia |
Bahasa Indonesia,
Dutch, English, & more than 583 languages & dialects |
Javanese (45%);
Sudanese (14%); Madurese (7.5%); Coastal Malays (7.5%); Other (26%) |
|
Iran |
Farsi (Persian), Azari,
Kurdish, Arabic |
Persian (51%);
Azerbaijani (24%); Gilaki & Mazandarani (8%); Kurd (7%); Arab (3%);
Lur (2%); Baloch (2%); Turkmen (2%); Other (1%) |
|
Iraq |
Arabic and Kurdish |
Arab (75%80%);
Kurdish (15%20%); Turkoman, Assyrian or Other (5%) |
|
Israel |
Hebrew, Arabic,
English |
Jewish (80.1%) [Europe/
Americas/ Oceania-born 32.1%, Israel-born 20.8%, Africa-born 14.6%,
Asia-born 12.6%]; Non-Jewish (19.9%) [mostly Arab] [1996
Est.] |
|
Japan |
Japanese |
Japanese (99%);
Other (1%) [mostly Korean] |
|
Jordan |
Arabic, English |
Arab (98%);
Circassian (1%); Armenian (1%) |
|
Kazakhstan |
Kazak (Qazaq), state
language spoken by 64.4% of population; Russian, spoken by
95% of population |
Kazak (Qazaq)
(53.4%); Russian (30%); Ukrainian (3.7%); Uzbek (2.5%); German (2.4%);
Tatar (1.4%); Other (6.6%) [1999] |
|
Korea, North |
Korean |
Racially homogeneous |
|
Korea, South |
Korean |
Homogeneous (except for
about 20,000 Chinese) |
|
Kuwait |
Arabic, English |
Kuwaiti (45%);
Other Arab (35%); South Asian (9%); Iranian (4%); Other (7%) |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyz; Russian is
de facto second language of communication |
Kyrgyz (52.4%); Russian (18%);
Uzbek (12.9%); Ukrainian (2.5%; German (2.4%); Other (11.8%) |
|
Laos |
Lao, French,
English |
Lao Loum [lowland]
(68%); Lao Theung [upland] (22%); Lao Soung [highland incl.
the Hmong ("Meo") & the Yao (Mien)] (9%); Ethnic
Vietnamese/Chinese (1%) |
|
Lebanon |
Arabic, French,
English |
Arab (95%); Armenian (4%);
Other (1%) |
|
Malaysia |
Malay, Chinese,
Tamil, English |
Malay & Other Indigenous
(58%); Chinese (24%); Indian (8%); others (10%) |
|
Maldives |
Dhivehi; Arabic,
Hindi, and English are also spoken |
Sinhalese, Dravidian,
Arab, African |
|
Mongolia |
Mongolian, 90%; also
Turkic, Russian, and Chinese |
Mongol (85%); Kazak (7%);
Tungusic (4.6%); Other [incl. Chinese and Russian] (3.4%) |
|
Myanmar |
Burmese, minority
languages |
Burman (68%); Shan (9%);
Karen (7%); Rakhine (4%); Chinese (3%); Mon (2%); Indian (2%); Other
(5%) |
|
Nepal |
Nepali, Newari,
Bhutia, Maithali |
Newars, Indians,
Tibetans, Gurungs, Magars, Tamangs, Bhotias, Rais, Limbus, Sherpas |
|
Oman |
Arabic; also
English and Indian languages |
Arab, Baluchi, South
Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi), African |
|
Pakistan |
Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%,
Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official)
8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English, Burushaski, and
others |
Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun
(Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India and their
descendants) |
|
The Philippines |
Filipino (based on
Tagalog), English, Tagalog, Ilocano, Cebuano, others |
Christian Malay (91.5%);
Muslim Malay (4%); Chinese (1.5%); Other (3%) |
|
Qatar |
Arabic; English is
also widely spoken |
Arab (40%); Pakistani (18%);
Indian (18%); Iranian (10%); Other (14%) |
|
Russia |
Russian, others |
Russian (81.5%); Tatar (3.8%);
Ukrainian (3%); Chuvash (1.2%); Bashkir (0.9%); Byelorussian (0.8%);
Moldavian (0.7%); Other (8.1%) |
|
Saudi Arabia |
Arabic, English widely
spoken |
Arab (90%); Afro-Asian (10%) |
|
Singapore |
Malay, Chinese
(Mandarin), Tamil, English |
Chinese (76.7%); Malay (14%);
Indian (7.9%); Other (1.4%) |
|
Sri Lanka |
Sinhala, Tamil,
English |
Sinhalese (74%); Tamil (18%);
Moor (7%); Burgher, Malay & Vedda (1%) |
|
Syria |
Arabic, French and
English widely understood |
Arab (90.3%); Kurds,
Armenians & Other (9.7%) |
|
Taiwan |
Mandarin,
Taiwanese |
Taiwanese (84%); Mainland
Chinese (14%); Aboriginal (2%) |
|
Tajikistan |
Tajik |
Tajik (64.9%); Uzbek (25%);
Russian (3.5%) [declining because of emigration]; Other (6.6%) |
|
Thailand |
Thai (Siamese), Chinese,
English |
Thai (75%); Chinese (14%);
Other (11%) |
|
Turkey |
Turkish |
Turkish (80%); Kurdish (20%) |
|
Turkmenistan |
Turkmen 72%; Russian 12%;
Uzbek 9% |
Turkmen (77%); Uzbek (9.2%);
Russian (6.7%); Kazak (2%); Other (5.1%) [1995]) |
|
United Arab Emirates |
Arabic, English as
a second language |
Emiri (19%); Other Arab
& Iranian (23%); South Asian (50%); Other expatriates (incl.
Westerners & East Asians) 8% [1982] |
|
Uzbekistan |
Uzbek, Russian, Tajik,
other |
Uzbek (80%); Russian (5.5%);
Tajik (5%); Kazak (3%); Karakalpak (2.5%); Tatar (1.5%); Other 2.5%
[1996 Est.] |
|
Vietnam |
Vietnamese,
French, English, Khmer, Chinese |
Vietnamese (85%90%);
Chinese (3%); Muong, Thai, Meo, Khmer, Man, Cham |
|
Yemen |
Arabic |
Predominantly Arab;
Afro-Arab concentrations in western coastal locations; South Asians
in southern regions; Small European communities in major
metropolitan areas |
