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Wikipedia: German is a West Germanic language, thus related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. It is one of the world's major languages and the most widely spoken first language in the European Union. Globally, German is spoken by approximately 105 million native speakers and also by about 80 million non-native speakers.
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![Knowledge of German as a foreign language in the EU member states , in per cent of the adult population , 2005 [Knowledge of German as a foreign language in the EU member states , in per cent of the adult population , 2005]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/German_foreign_language_EU_s.jpg)
![The Germanic-speaking area of the Holy Roman Empire around 962. [The Germanic-speaking area of the Holy Roman Empire around 962.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/AlthochdeutscheSprachr_C3_A4ume962_Box_s.jpg)