8. Russian
Number of speakers: 171 million
Number of countries: 17
Countries that broke out of the Soviet Union still use this language heavily in addition to, of course, Russia.

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Number of speakers: 171 million
Number of countries: 17
Countries that broke out of the Soviet Union still use this language heavily in addition to, of course, Russia.
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