War. In Bangladesh, Bengali and English are used as mediums of instruction. In universities, the medium of education is mainly English. In the People's Republic of China (PRC), Standard Chinese is used as the medium of instruction in most schools. In elementary and secondary schools for ethnic minorities, the minority languages, such as Mongolian, Uyghur, Tibetan and Korean, are also used. In Georgia, most schools conduct education in Georgian. The number of Azerbaijani schools is being reduced. In Hong Kong which was a British colony until 1997, either English or Cantonese is the medium in most schools at the primary and secondary level. EMI schools adopt English as the medium of instruction for almost all classes. CMI schools generally adopt Cantonese as the medium of instruction, but a significant number of CMI schools use English for high school courses. English is used almost exclusively at the tertiary level. In Israel, Hebrew is the medium in most schools, and Arabic is the medium in elementary and secondary schools for the Arab minority. Hebrew is used almost exclusively at the tertiary level. In India, the medium of instruction varies among English, Hindi and the respective states’ official languages. Private schools usually prefer English, and government (primary/secondary education) schools tend to go with one of the last two. However, the medium of instruction in colleges and universities is always either English, Hindi or a regional language. The medium of education is also dependent upon the state and its official language. In Assam, Assamese or English is used. In West Bengal, Bengali or English is used. In Karnataka, Kannada or English is used. In Goa, English or Konkani is used. In Gujarat, Gujarati or English is used. In Maharashtra, English or Marathi is used. In Andhra Pradesh, Telugu or English is used. Some schools also use Sanskrit. In Telangana, Telugu, or English is used. In Tamil Nadu, Tamil or English is used. In Kerala, Malayalam or English is used. In Odisha, Odia or English is used. In Japan, Japanese is used in most schools (including universities and colleges). In South and North Korea, Korean is used in most schools (including universities and colleges). In Macau, Cantonese is used as the medium of instruction in many schools. Portuguese is used in Portugal-backed schools. English, which is not an official language of the region, is also used in a lot of schools. In Pakistan, most public