Galician and Spanish Speaking countries

Galician

Spanish

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Galicia

Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

146

0 46

1.3 National Language

Galicia

Spain

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands

1.5 Speaking Continents

Europe

Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom

1.7 Regulated By

Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)

Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española

1.8 Interesting Facts

In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.

One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.

1.9 Similar To

Portuguese Language

French Language

1.10 Derived From

Latin

Galician vs Spanish Countries

Comparing Galician vs Spanish countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Galician and Spanish languages.

Galician Speaking Countries: Galicia.
Spanish Speaking Countries: Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara.

So we find that, total number of countries where Galician is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Spanish is official language is 46

Find if Galician and Spanish are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Galician and Spanish speaking countries will give you the presence of Galician and Spanish languages in different countries. Along with Galician vs Spanish countries, you can also compare Galician vs Spanish.

Galician and Spanish as Minority Language

In Galician and Spanish speaking countries you will get the countries which have Galician and Spanish as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Galician as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
Spanish as minority language: Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom.

If you want to compare Galician and Spanish dialects, then you can go to Galician vs Spanish Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Galician and Spanish Regulators

Galician and Spanish speaking countries provide you Galician and Spanish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega) regulates Galician language.Spanish is regulated by Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española. Also get to learn, Galician and Spanish Language History.

Galician and Spanish Continents

Thinking about Galician and Spanish continents in which Galician and Spanish speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Galician and Spanish. Most of the Galician speaking countries lie in Europe. While Spanish speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Galician and Spanish languages:

Galician Interesting Facts:

In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.

Spanish Interesting Facts:

One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.

The Galician language was derived from Latin and is similar to Portuguese Language whereas Galician language is similar to French Language and derived from Latin.