Austria in the Eurovision Choir of the Year edition in Riga, Latvia on 22 July 2017. The contests are broadcast online worldwide through the official Eurovision Choir of the Year website eurovisionchoir.tv and YouTube. The Austrian broadcaster, ORF, will send their own commentator to each contest in order to provide commentary in the German language. Austria in the Eurovision Choir of the Year The participation of Austria in the Eurovision Choir of the Year will begin in Riga, Latvia, at the Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017. Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) are responsible for the selection process of their participants,
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