The Global Advisor Newsletter - The Languages and Writing Systems of Eastern Europe

Country	Language	Script
Armenia, Haykakan, (Republic of )	Armenian is the official language.	Armenian
Azerbaijan, Azerbaidzhan, (Republic of Azerbaijan)	There is a Turkic-speaking Shiite Muslim Azeri (Azerbaijani) majority, but also Russian and Armenian languages (largely in the Nagorno-Karabakh region), as well as other languages.	Arabic, Cyrillic
Byelorussia, Belarus or Byelarus, Belaruskaya (Republic of Belarus)	Byelorussian is the official language, but most people also speak Russian.	Cyrillic
Estonia, Estonian Eesti, (Republic of )	Estonian is the official language, but Russian is widely spoken.	Latin
Georgian, Georgian Sakartvelo, (Republic of )	Georgian and Russian	Georgian, Cyrillic
Kazakhstan, Khazakh, (Republic of)	Khazakh is the official language, but Russian remains the predominant language of commerce and government.	Cyrillic
Kyrgyzstan, Kirghizstan, or Kirghizia, Kirgiz, (Republic of)	Kirghiz is the official language, but Russian is also spoken.	Cyrillic
Latvia, Lettish, Latvijas, (Republic of)	Lettish is the official language, but Russian is widely spoken.	Latin
Lithuania, (Republic of)	Lithuanian is the official language, and Russian and Polish are spoken.	Latin
Moldavia, Moldovenyaske, (Republic of)	Moldavian is the official language/	Cyrillic
Russia, Russian Federation, Rossiya, (Republic)	Russian is the official language.	Cyrillic
Tajikistan, Tadzhikistan, Tojikiston,	Tajik is the official language.	Cyrillic
Turkmenistan, Turkmenia, (Republic of)	Turkmen is the official language. Turkic-speaking people, comprise 60% of the population; other groups include Russians, Uzbeks, Kazakhs, and Tatars. Russian is widely spoken.	Cyrillic
Ukaine, Ukrainska, Republic of Ukraine	Ukrainian is the official language, but Russian is widely spoken.	Cyrillic
Uzbekistan, Uzbekiston	Uzbek is the official language, but Russian and other ethnic languages are also spoken	Cyrillic