Official language after unifying the country in 221 BC. Classical Chinese would remain the standard written language for the next 2000 years. Standardization of the spoken language received less political attention, and Mandarin developed on an "ad hoc" basis from the dialects of the various imperial capitals until being officially standardized in the early twentieth century. According to an undated chart by the American pro-English-only organization known as U.S. English, 178 countries have an official language at the national level. Among those, English is the most common with 67 nations giving it official status. French is second with 29 countries, Arabic is
Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language of the Language Center Indonesian language, and the authors are open to criticism and advice on how the work might accurately reflect Indonesian. Writing in the Jakarta Post, Setiono Sugiharto states the "KBBI should be appreciated as a byproduct of work by Indonesian scholars who persistently show their commitment to the development of the Indonesian lexicon" Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language of the Language Center The Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language of the Language Center (Indonesian: "Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Pusat Bahasa" (abbreviated in English and Indonesian as KBBI)) is the official dictionary of the Indonesian language. Produced by the Language Center