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Categorization of countries of origin according to language spoken
English
United States
United Kingdom
Rest of world : Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Montserrat, New Zealand, Republic of South Africa, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago
French
France, Gabon, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique, Réunion, Saint Pierre and Miquelon
High score: Lowest linguistic distance from English
Italy
Portugal
Rest of world: Angola, Argentina, Austria, Belarus, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Germany, Honduras, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uruguay, USSR n.o.s., Uzbekistan, Venezuela
Medium score
Afghanistan, Boznia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Eretria, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iran, Poland, Macedonia, Philippines, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Yugoslavia n.o.s.
Low score: Highest linguistic distance from English
Hong Kong
India
Rest of world: Brunei Darussalam, Fiji, Greece, Laos, Macau, Japan, North Korea, Palestine / West Bank / Gaza, People's Republic of China, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam
Notes: The United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal, Hong Kong and India are categorized separately. "n.o.s." stands for "not otherwise specified."
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