Anatomy: Where Are You From?

In a 2016 Pew Research Center study on national identity, respondents in all 14 countries polled overwhelmingly considered language to be a key component of nationality. World Policy Journal investigates how accessible six European countries are to those who do not speak the primary national language.

THE IMPORTANCE OF LANGUAGE FOR NATIONAL IDENTITY

Survey respondents said the ability to speak the national language was "very important" to truly being a member of the nation.

Source: Pew Research Center (2017)

SPOKEN LANGUAGES BY COUNTRY

Source: Eurobarometer (2012)

IS LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED FOR A CITIZENSHIP APPLICATION?

Sources: Council of Europe survey (2011), Immigration and Naturalisation Service of The Netherlands

WHICH LANGUAGES ARE SPOKEN ON PUBLIC TELEVISION?

Sources: Das Erste website I ERT website I "Hungarian state TV launches Chinese news program," Budapest Business Journal, January 2016 I Implementation covenant Frisian language and culture 2009 I RTVE website I Language Policy, D. Johnson (Palgrave MacMillan, 2013)