German and Persian Speaking countries

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1.1 Countries

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

Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Germany

Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

1.4 Second Language

North Dakota, United States of America

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

1.5 Speaking Continents

Europe

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

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

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

1.7 Regulated By

Council for German Orthography

Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan

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.

In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

1.9 Similar To

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages

Pashto and Balochi Languages

1.10 Derived From

Albanian Languages

Arabic Language

German vs Persian Countries

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

German Speaking Countries: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland.
Persian Speaking Countries: Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan.

So we find that, total number of countries where German is official language is 7 whereas total number of countries where Persian is official language is 3

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

German and Persian as Minority Language

In German and Persian speaking countries you will get the countries which have German and Persian 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.
Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.

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

German and Persian Regulators

German and Persian speaking countries provide you German and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Council for German Orthography regulates German language.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, German and Persian Language History.

German and Persian Continents

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

Persian Interesting Facts:

In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

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 Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.