Some nations use English as their official language, performing the function of administration; in others it's used as an international language for business, commerce and industry.
The U.N. has to operate year around and one of the ways they're staying current is through social media and you can follow the organization in any of its official languages.
There are three official languages in Papua New Guinea that are widely spoken, that helps with communication since many of the other languages are understood by less than a thousand people.
From the nearby land of Latium, Rome acquired the Latin language, which became the empire's official language and the ancestor to Europe's Romance languages.
It's a Germanic language but it has many other influences, and a written tradition going back several hundred years to when it was the official language of the burgh and royal court.
And one thing they're talking about in Tahiti whether it's in Tahiti or the official language of French is the discovery of a previously unknown coral reef.