These seven maps and charts, visualized by The Washington Post, will help you understand how diverse other parts of the world are in terms of languages.

Of the 3,054 endangered languages documented on the site so far, nearly half are in Asia. Here's a look at some of Asia's most endangered languages and their peoples.

With one language: Map of fiber optic lines on land planned Submarine cables are well documented.. This is still lacking for fiber optic cables on land. A standard should change this.

Among Russian officials, 2021 was a year of heightened sensitivity to the Russian language in Central Asia.

A proposal to stop using swastikas to identify temples on Japan's tourist maps because it is confusing tourists sparks an angry backlash.