GK
COUNTRY LANGUAGES
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Greek
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French
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German
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Spanish
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Detailed explanation-1: -The official language of Greece is Greek, spoken by 99% of the population. In addition, a number of non-official, minority languages and some Greek dialects are spoken as well. The most common foreign languages learned by Greeks are English, German, French and Italian.
Detailed explanation-2: -In its modern form, Greek is the official language of Greece and Cyprus and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. It is spoken by at least 13.5 million people today in Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Albania, Turkey, and the many other countries of the Greek diaspora.
Detailed explanation-3: -Today, a standardized variety of Demotic Greek is the official language of Greece and Cyprus, and is referred to as “Standard Modern Greek", or less strictly simply as “Greek", “Modern Greek", or “Demotic".
Detailed explanation-4: -Like a golden apple of ancient mythology, Greek is the only language on its branch of the Indo-European family tree. Its closest relations are the Indo-Iranian languages, and Armenian.