Germany<span>, </span>France<span>, </span>Great Britain<span>, Netherlands, </span>Belgium<span>, </span>Portugal<span>, and </span>Spain<span> were all considered to have a future role in the </span>imperial<span> partition of Africa. The United States was invited because of its interest in </span>Liberia<span> but did not attend because it had no desire to build a colonial empire in Africa.</span>
<span>Russian Sturgeon is a ancient species of fish which is about 4 meters long. The fish is a rare one with bones in it and weighs about 160 kg. They usually found near Bulgaria, Russia and Turkey. The population the Russian sturgeon further declined because of the construction of dams on the Volga</span>
Less than half of the population speaks English in Southern Europe.
Answer: Option C.
<u>Explanation:</u>
English is a language which is an international language which helps the people who belong to different countries and the people who have different cultures to communicate with each other. It helps them to express their ideas and thoughts to people in different countries.
But in European countries especially in the southern part of the continent, English is not a very popular language. In the southern part of the continent, less than half of the population speak and functionally use the English language.