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Todd:
Now, also your country is really famous for having different regions,correct? You have threemain regions?
Anja:
We have four.
Todd:
four?
Anja:
Actually.
Todd:
Could you talk aboutthem?
Anja:
Yes, we have four regions and this actuallyconcerns the languages,which we have four officiallanguages. It's German,French, Italian, andRomange. And actually, thelast one, Romange, itbecame an official language just like twelve years ago,and only a little part theSwiss population can speakRomange, actually, but it just sort of became anational, an official languagesome years ago. And yeah,well, the country's reallysmall and we sometimeshave some troublescommunicating to eachother, but usually people talkat least two languages, so itworks out most of the time.
Todd:
So, in your country,you don't have the oneuniform language thateverybody speaks?
Anja:
No, we don't. Like wehave Swiss, but Swiss isonly being used in theGerman speaking part of Switzerland, which meanslike we don't actually useGerman when we talk. It'sonly for writing, but when wetalk to each other, to our parents, to our teachers, weuse Swiss.
Todd:
So Swiss is closest toGerman? It's Germanic?
Anja:
Yes, you can say thatbut it's very difficult for German people tounderstand us when we'retalking actually because it'sreally fast and a really cutelanguage, apparently. Yes.
Todd:
Now, what is thepercentage breakdown, likewhat percentage is French,Italian, etc?
Anja:
I couldn't tell you thepercentage but the biggestpart is German, followed byFrench, Italian, andRomange is only zero pointfive percent of thepopulation, so.
Todd:
Alright, and just out of curiosity, Romange, whatdoes that sound like? Doesthat sound like Italian or?
Anja:
It's a mix of the threemain languages I would say,like a mix of German,French, and Italian and, Ican catch a word here or there but, yeah, I don't reallyunderstand it.
Todd:
And lastly, what partare you from in Switzerland?
Anja:
I'm from the Germanpart.
Todd:
OK.
Anja:
Yes.
Todd:
Oh, thanks Anja.
Anja:
Oh, you're welcome.
Speaking ofSwitzerland
 Anja discusses thelanguages and regionsof her country.
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Part 1:3 regions? no 4 regionslanguages: German, French,Italian, and RomangeTodd thinks that there are 3 regions inSwitzerland but Anja actually informs him thatthere are 4. The regions are based on the mainlanguages which are German, French, Italian,and Romange.Part 2:Romange -> official language 12years agoSmall, difficulty communicatingMost people, two languages____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part 3:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part 4:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part 5:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
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1. What is the population of yourcountry?
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It is a required subject in school somost people can speak it.2. Is the economy good?
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It is in Western Europe.3. How many officials languages arethere?
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The winters are pretty mild and thesummers are pretty cool.4. Is it a big country or a small country?
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There are three official languages:French, German, and Luxembourgish.5. Can people speak English there?
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More than 80% are RomanCatholics.6. What are the main religions?
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There are about a half a millionpeople.7. What continent is it on?
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It has the world
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s second highestgross domestic product per capita.8. What is the weather like there?
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It is ranked 175th in size of all the194 countries of the world.9. What are the major industries?
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No, the country is landlocked.10. Are there any beaches there?
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Banking and financial exports arethe base of the economy.
Which country is it?
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