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Alternate names: Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh Also: in China -- Chaoxian, Hanguohua; in Libya -- Hangeul
Scriptures published: Bible (1911--1993) New Testament (1887--1983) Portions (1882--1961)
Literacy: Literacy rate in first language: 98% (1995). Higher adult illiteracy is reported on Cheju Island
Primary country: Republic of Korea
Also used in: American Samoa, Australia, Bahrain, Belize, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, China, Germany, Guam, Japan, Kazakhstan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mauritania, Mongolia, Mozambique, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Suriname, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United States, Uzbekistan
Religion: Buddhist, Christian
Status: De facto national language in Korea, North; De facto national language in Korea, South
Number of users: 66,418,320 (42,000,000 in Korea, South (1986); 1,920,000 in China (2000 census); 1,000)

(data from Ethnologue and other sources)

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