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Category - World History

How many official languages does the United Nations recognize?
  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 6
  4. 8
Explanation
Answer: C - The United Nations recognizes six official languages: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish. All of the organization's business and communication is conducted in these languages. When the U.N. began in 1945 English and French were its only working languages, but the other four have been added over the years, for the benefit of the Security Council.
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