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 For Example: In the kingdom of the Netherlands, Dutch is the official (state) language. However, within the province of Fryslân, Frisian is a second official language. This means that within Fryslân, both Dutch and Frisian can be used for government, court, etc, whereas the rest of the Netherlands permits only Dutch.
+==== Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) ====
+The [[http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/Page-EN.asp?LID=Powers#|PACE]] is one of the two statutory bodies of the Council of Europe aling with teh Committee of Ministers It is amde up of 324 members, from the national partliaments of the CoE state members. The PACE oversees the execution by member states of the CoE ideals and agreements and for that purpose, the PACE can demand action, conduct probes, question state heads, observe elections, negotiate terms to join the CoE, inspire and give opinions, request legal opinions, and sanction member states.
 ==== Ratification of a treaty====
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 ==== UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger ====
-The UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger is a free [[http://www.unesco.org/languages-atlas/index.php|online atlas]] with information on lesser used languages. The Atlas provides the name, number of speakers, degree of endangerement (vulnrable to extinct) and the country/ies where the language is spoken plus ISO codes and geographic coordinates. When possible, it also lists policies, projects and sources.
+The UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger is a free [[http://www.unesco.org/languages-atlas/index.php|online atlas]] with information on lesser used languages. The Atlas provides the name, number of speakers, degree of endangerement (vulnerable, definitely endangered, severely endangered, critically endangered, or extinct) and the state(s) where the language is spoken plus ISO codes and geographic coordinates. When possible, it also lists policies, projects and sources.
 ==== United Nations====