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High linguistic and cultural homogeneity result in high instances of local language web content, which in turn is a good marker of local domain name uptake in associated countries. It can be projected that countries like Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Morocco, and Turkey will thrive in local internet content growth more than countries with a more diverse population base and high percentage of migrant workers, such as UAE or Qatar. Possible distorting factors, however, include international sanctions or local laws which bar local applications from being available.<ref name="study"></ref>
High linguistic and cultural homogeneity result in high instances of local language web content, which in turn is a good marker of local domain name uptake in associated countries. It can be projected that countries like Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Morocco, and Turkey will thrive in local internet content growth more than countries with a more diverse population base and high percentage of migrant workers, such as UAE or Qatar. Possible distorting factors, however, include international sanctions or local laws which bar local applications from being available.<ref name="study"></ref>
Linguistic homogeneity is defined by the percentage of population speaking national language at home, according to statistics queried from Ethnologue,<ref name="ethnologue">[http://www.ethnologue.com Ethnologue], Ethnologue.com. Retrieved 2015 November 7.</ref> and cultural diversity comes from UNESCO's 2009 World Report on Cultural Diversity 2009.<ref name="unesco">[http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001852/185202e.pdf Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue], UNESCO.org. Published 2009. Retrieved 2015 November 7.</ref>
Linguistic homogeneity is defined by the percentage of population speaking national language at home, according to statistics queried from Ethnologue,<ref name="ethnologue">[http://www.ethnologue.com Ethnologue], Ethnologue.com. Retrieved 2015 November 7.</ref> and cultural homogeneity comes from UNESCO's 2009 World Report on Cultural Diversity 2009.<ref name="unesco">[http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001852/185202e.pdf Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue], UNESCO.org. Published 2009. Retrieved 2015 November 7.</ref>
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