German and Polish Speaking countries

German

Polish

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

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

European Union, Poland

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Germany

Poland

1.4 Second Language

North Dakota, United States of America

Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine

1.5 Speaking Continents

Europe

1.6 Minority Language

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

Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine

1.7 Regulated By

Council for German Orthography

Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego)

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.

Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.

1.9 Similar To

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages

Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages

1.10 Derived From

Albanian Languages

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German vs Polish Countries

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

German Speaking Countries: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland.
Polish Speaking Countries: European Union, Poland.

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

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

German and Polish as Minority Language

In German and Polish speaking countries you will get the countries which have German and Polish 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.
Polish as minority language: Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine.

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

German and Polish Regulators

German and Polish speaking countries provide you German and Polish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Council for German Orthography regulates German language.Polish is regulated by Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego). Also get to learn, German and Polish Language History.

German and Polish Continents

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

Polish Interesting Facts:

Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.

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 Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages and derived from Not Available.