If you look at the constitution of Vietnam (as one is want to do), you'll see that it names Vietnamese of the country's national language in no uncertain terms . So, what would we say is Vietnam's official language? While it's tempting to assume that it's the same, Vietnam doesn't technically have an official language. Conversely, Myanmar and Laos both have official languages but no national ones. So what exactly is going? Moreover, what exactly is the difference between a nation language and an official language ? Let's start with official languages. The majority of country's that have name some language as being important normally refer to it as their official language or state language. Countries like Laos, Myanmar, Jamaica, New Zealand and Poland have one official language. Other countries, like Haiti, Morocco and Belarus have two. So what is an official language? Putting it plainly, the entire notion of an 'official language...
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