Who Speaks the Most Languages?

People speak more than 7,000 languages around the world. This chart shows the countries where the most living languages are spoken. (A living language has at least one speaker for whom it is their first language.) Why do you think some nations have so many?

COUNTRY NUMBER OF LANGUAGES PAPUA NEW GUINEA 840 INDONESIA 710 NIGERIA 524...

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