Korean and Russian Speaking countries

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian

Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

North Korea, South Korea

Russia

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Afganistan

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

Asia, Europe

1.6 Minority Language

Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

1.7 Regulated By

The National Institute of the Korean Language

Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

1.8 Interesting Facts

Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.

In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.

1.9 Similar To

Chinese and Japanese languages

Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Proto-Slavic Vocabulary

Korean vs Russian Countries

Comparing Korean vs Russian countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Korean and Russian languages.

Korean Speaking Countries: China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian.
Russian Speaking Countries: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan.

So we find that, total number of countries where Korean is official language is 5 whereas total number of countries where Russian is official language is 4

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

Korean and Russian as Minority Language

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

Korean as minority language: Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America.
Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

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

Korean and Russian Regulators

Korean and Russian speaking countries provide you Korean and Russian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. The National Institute of the Korean Language regulates Korean language.Russian is regulated by Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Also get to learn, Korean and Russian Language History.

Korean and Russian Continents

Thinking about Korean and Russian continents in which Korean and Russian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Korean and Russian. Most of the Korean speaking countries lie in Asia. While Russian speaking countries lie in Asia, 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 Korean and Russian languages:

Korean Interesting Facts:

Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.

Russian Interesting Facts:

In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.

The Korean language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese and Japanese languages whereas Korean language is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages and derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary.