How many official languages of the United Nations are there?

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  1. 5
  2. 6
  3. 7
  4. 4

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Option 2 : 6
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The correct answer is 6.

Key Points

  • There are six official languages of the UN.
  • These are-
    • Arabic,
    • Chinese,
    • English,
    • French,
    • Russian
    • Spanish. 
  • A delegate may speak in any official UN language.
  • The speech is interpreted simultaneously into the other official languages of the UN.
  • Department of Global Communications has set minimum standards for UN web multilingualism.

Additional Information

  • Due to its reputation as the language of diplomacy, French was one of the original five languages. 
  • Spanish was the official language of 20 countries, while Chinese was the language that the majority of people spoke.
  • Even though Russian was not widely spoken outside of the Soviet Union, it was included because the Soviet Union was a significant political participant.
  • The General Assembly decided to make Arabic an official language in 1973.
  • With approximately 400 million speakers, Arabic is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world.

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