code: def count_statements(self, query, language='spo', type='triples',
                           flush=None):
          
          result_format = 'count'
          http_args = {
              'type': type,
              'lang': language,
              'query': query,
              'format': result_format
          }
          return self._query(result_format, http_args, flush)
docs: Run a query in a format supported by the Fedora Resource Index
          (e.g., SPO or Sparql) and return the count of the results.
  
          :param query: query as a string
          :param language: query language to use; defaults to 'spo'
          :param flush: flush results to get recent changes; defaults to False
          :rtype: integer