German and Latvian Speaking countries

German

Latvian

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland

European Union, Latvia

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Germany

Latvia

1.4 Second Language

North Dakota, United States of America

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Europe

1.6 Minority Language

Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

Council for German Orthography

Latvian State Language Center

1.8 Interesting Facts

One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.

The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.

1.9 Similar To

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages

Lithuanian Language

1.10 Derived From

Albanian Languages

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German vs Latvian Countries

Comparing German vs Latvian countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak German and Latvian languages.

German Speaking Countries: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland.
Latvian Speaking Countries: European Union, Latvia.

So we find that, total number of countries where German is official language is 7 whereas total number of countries where Latvian is official language is 2

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

German and Latvian as Minority Language

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

German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
Latvian as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

German and Latvian Regulators

German and Latvian speaking countries provide you German and Latvian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Council for German Orthography regulates German language.Latvian is regulated by Latvian State Language Center. Also get to learn, German and Latvian Language History.

German and Latvian Continents

Thinking about German and Latvian continents in which German and Latvian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on German and Latvian. Most of the German speaking countries lie in Europe. While Latvian speaking countries lie in Europe. 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 German and Latvian languages:

German Interesting Facts:

One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.

Latvian Interesting Facts:

The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.

The German language was derived from Albanian Languages and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages whereas German language is similar to Lithuanian Language and derived from Not Available.