Russian
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Russian is spoken in Russia, countries of the former Soviet Union, emigrant communities around the world, notably Germany, Israel, the United States, Canada, Australia and Latin America. Total speakers primary language: about 164 million; secondary language: 114 million (2006); total: 278 million. Russian is an official language in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova (Gagauzia and Transnistria), Crimea (autonomous republic of Ukraine), Abkhazia (de facto independent state) (co-official), South Ossetia (de facto independent state) (co-official), Mount Athos (co-official), IAEA and the United Nations. Wikipedia:Russian language
