There are believed to be between 1,000 and 2,000 distinct languages across the continent, which have roots in the major language families in the world. The map, from Exploring Africa, has colour ...

Around the world, though, the UK is something of an international outlier in not nominating an official national language, as the vast majority of countries have.

No world map of Irish fiction or list of stories featuring non-Irish settings and themes would be complete without taking into account the contribution of Irish-language writers.