Where is Esperanto most widely used?
In Central and Eastern Europe, particularly the former satellite nations of the old Soviet Union (including its Baltic republics), and in East Asia, particularly mainland China. It is also fairly well known in certain areas of South America, notably Brazil, and Southwest Asia. It is less well known in English-speaking North America, Africa, and the Moslem world. Is Esperanto associated with a particular culture? As with any other language in actual use, speakers of Esperanto have developed a number of common points, some of them unique to this particular group, which in every sense of the word comprise a particular culture. These include a very well-developed literature, both original and translated (from a wide variety of sources), particular customs, a mythology (largely having to do with the history of the planned language movement), and even a small home-grown religious movement (homaranismo). The argument has been made that a planned language intended for international use should
