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4. I don't know about France, but Spain certainly does, although only for the main language there
Tue Mar 26, 2019, 01:57 AM
Mar 2019

Spain has the Real Academia de la Lengua Española (Royal Academy of the Spanish Language), although the name is an arrogant misnomer, as several languages are spoken in Spain, of which Castilian ("Spanish" ) is just about the newest, along with Gallego, which is practically a northern dialect of Portuguese, spoken in the northwest. But the small enclaves where the old Celtic holds out, plus Euzkadi (The Basque Country) and Catalunya all speak languages that are older than "Spanish."

As for Korea, I'm betting that north of the 38th parallel, there are not many (if any) people who have ever heard the expression "Gangnam Style."

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