German is a world language. German is the mother tongue to approximately 100,000,000 people. A total of some 128,000,000 people speak it in 38 countries around the world. German belongs to the great Indo-European language family. More precisely, it is a West Germanic language. German is the official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein is the only country where German is the only official and spoken language. Germany and Austria also have recognized minority languages. In Switzerland, 63% of the population speaks German on the national level. In 17 out of its 26 cantons, German is the only official language, while in 4 cantons it is official alongside other languages (French, Italian and Romansh).

The German language is taught as a foreign language in many countries. It is second most spoken language in Europe after English. It also follows English as the most widely used language on the Internet - more than eight percent of Internet sites are in German. The German language is an extraordinarily important language in the language service industry due to its prevalence and the global strength of the German economy. Ciklopea boasts a strong team of native speakers who can meet all your demands when it comes to German.

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