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The People's Republic of China never forms, due to a successful Mao Zedong assassination attempt. China in this world is the ROC.

Decolonization of Africa was never attempted (so Zimbabwe is still called Rhodesia) though the decolonization of Asia was more successful than it is in our world. However, colonial influence led to a new "Euro-Asian" culture of art and music. To this day, colonial languages in Asia are still widely learned: French in Lata (formerly French Indochina), Dutch in Indonesia, and English in India.

Decolonization of Africa was never attempted (so Zimbabwe is still called Rhodesia) though the decolonization of Asia was more successful than it is in our world. However, colonial influence led to a new "Euro-Asian" culture of art and music. To this day, colonial languages in Asia are still widely learned: French in Lata (formerly French Indochina), Dutch in Indonesia, and English in India and Singapore.

==Distribution of the languages across the world==

The official ~~language~~ of the USA, ~~instead of English like in our world~~, is German~~. A sort of simplified German is used as a basilectal American common speech~~, ~~though it is not considered a separate language~~. However, Louisiana has decided to have Cajun as its sole official language. Canada (called Greater Quebec in-universe) is a Francophone country. The official languages of Australia and New Zealand are now English and Dutch.

The official languages of the USA are English, French, German, Dutch, and Mandarin Chinese. However, Louisiana has decided to have Cajun as its sole official language. Canada (called Greater Quebec in-universe) is a Francophone country. The official languages of Australia and New Zealand are now English and Dutch.

Zwischensprache is a minority language in England, Holland, and France. Scots is not a vulnerable language due to Scotland having Scots as its sole official language.

English does not remain a global language, with a more-or-less equal distribution of Mandarin Chinese, English, French, and Dutch-~~speaking~~ websites. Mandarin Chinese, in particular, is a commonly-learned language due to its influence in the Earth#10 scientific community.

English does not remain a global language, with a more-or-less equal distribution of Mandarin Chinese, English, French, and Dutch-language (and to a lesser extent Indonesian, Tamil, German, and Russian) websites. Mandarin Chinese, in particular, is a commonly-learned language due to its influence in the Earth#10 scientific community.

==Languages of this world that are not in our world==

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 The People's Republic of China never forms, due to a successful Mao Zedong assassination attempt. China in this world is the ROC.
-Decolonization of Africa was never attempted (so Zimbabwe is still called Rhodesia) though the decolonization of Asia was more successful than it is in our world. However, colonial influence led to a new "Euro-Asian" culture of art and music. To this day, colonial languages in Asia are still widely learned: French in Lata (formerly French Indochina), Dutch in Indonesia, and English in India.
+Decolonization of Africa was never attempted (so Zimbabwe is still called Rhodesia) though the decolonization of Asia was more successful than it is in our world. However, colonial influence led to a new "Euro-Asian" culture of art and music. To this day, colonial languages in Asia are still widely learned: French in Lata (formerly French Indochina), Dutch in Indonesia, and English in India and Singapore.
 ==Distribution of the languages across the world==
-The official language of the USA, instead of English like in our world, is German. A sort of simplified German is used as a basilectal American common speech, though it is not considered a separate language. However, Louisiana has decided to have Cajun as its sole official language. Canada (called Greater Quebec in-universe) is a Francophone country. The official languages of Australia and New Zealand are now English and Dutch.
+The official languages of the USA are English, French, German, Dutch, and Mandarin Chinese. However, Louisiana has decided to have Cajun as its sole official language. Canada (called Greater Quebec in-universe) is a Francophone country. The official languages of Australia and New Zealand are now English and Dutch.
 Zwischensprache is a minority language in England, Holland, and France. Scots is not a vulnerable language due to Scotland having Scots as its sole official language.
-English does not remain a global language, with a more-or-less equal distribution of Mandarin Chinese, English, French, and Dutch-speaking websites. Mandarin Chinese, in particular, is a commonly-learned language due to its influence in the Earth#10 scientific community.
+English does not remain a global language, with a more-or-less equal distribution of Mandarin Chinese, English, French, and Dutch-language (and to a lesser extent Indonesian, Tamil, German, and Russian) websites. Mandarin Chinese, in particular, is a commonly-learned language due to its influence in the Earth#10 scientific community.
 ==Languages of this world that are not in our world==