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Alternate names: Deutsch, Tedesco Also: in Italy -- Tedesco
Scriptures published: Bible (1466--2004) New Testament (1522--1983) Portions (1522--1987)
Literacy: Taught in primary schools. Y
Primary country: Germany
Also used in: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Republic of Moldova, Mozambique, Namibia, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan
Religion: Christian
Status: Statutory national language in Austria; Statutory provincial language in Belgium; Statutory language of provincial identity in Denmark; De facto national language in Germany; Language of recognized nationality in Hungary; Statutory provincial language in Italy; Recognized language in Kazakhstan; Statutory national language in Liechtenstein; Statutory national working language in Luxembourg; Statutory provincial language in Poland; Statutory language of national identity in Romania; Language of recognized nationality in Slovenia; Statutory national language in Switzerland
Number of users: 83,812,810 (75,300,000 in Germany (1990); 225,000 in Italy (Vincent 1987))