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    Which country has the record for the highest number of official languages at the national level, with eleven recognized in its constitution, reflecting its enormous cultural and ethnic diversity?

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    India
    South AfricaCorrect
    Suiza
    Papua New Guinea

    South Africa has 11 official languages: Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Sesotho sa Leboa, Sesotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Setswana, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu. This policy, established after the end of apartheid in 1994, seeks to promote equality and respect for the country's linguistic diversity. Although India has hundreds of languages, only Hindi and English are official at the national level (plus 22 'scheduled languages' with special recognition).