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Dutch is the official language of several sovereign countries, and these countries are called Dutch-speaking regions. Except for the Netherlands, the birthplace of the Dutch language, most of these countries were once colonies or constituent countries of the Dutch Empire. South Africa is an exception, its official language Afrikaans is also a kind of Dutch.
Globally, Dutch is spoken as a native or second language by approximately 46 million people. Research shows that 90% to 95% of Afrikaans' vocabulary comes from Dutch, and there are very few vocabulary differences between the two languages. The random tool introduced 9 countries where Dutch is the official language.
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