German and Swedish Speaking countries

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1.1 Countries

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

European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Germany

Sweden

1.4 Second Language

North Dakota, United States of America

Finland

1.5 Speaking Continents

Europe

Antartica, Europe

1.6 Minority Language

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

Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America

1.7 Regulated By

Council for German Orthography

Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council

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 Swedish language, article comes after noun.
Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.

1.9 Similar To

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages

Norwegian and Danish Language

1.10 Derived From

Albanian Languages

Old Norse Language

German vs Swedish Countries

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

German Speaking Countries: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland.
Swedish Speaking Countries: European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden.

So we find that, total number of countries where German is official language is 7 whereas total number of countries where Swedish is official language is 4

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

German and Swedish as Minority Language

In German and Swedish speaking countries you will get the countries which have German and Swedish 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.
Swedish as minority language: Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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

German and Swedish Regulators

German and Swedish speaking countries provide you German and Swedish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Council for German Orthography regulates German language.Swedish is regulated by Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council. Also get to learn, German and Swedish Language History.

German and Swedish Continents

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

Swedish Interesting Facts:

In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.

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 Norwegian and Danish Language and derived from Old Norse Language.