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In South Korea, about 10% of the population can speak English ranging from to barely passable to knowledge of few words. Hardly anyone is highly proficient.
In North Korea, English is widely studied because it's believed to be a major international language; however, in practice very few can speak it, usually only tour guides and diplomats, which are less than 1% of the population.

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