Official languages of the United Nations:
Chinese, English, Spanish, Arabic (which are the four most common on peace
poles), French,
Japanese, and Russian.
Other popular choices:
Cherokee,
Hebrew, and Swahili.
The most widely spoken languages on earth in
order:
Chinese, English, Hindustani (but see this), Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Bengali, Portuguese,
Indonesian-Malay, French, Japanese, German, and Korean, but it depends on how
you count them.
To research what language densities are in your area (USA only) check out the US Census map at: http://www.mla.org/census_main
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