Portuguese and Persian Speaking countries

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1.1 Countries

Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe

Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

103

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1.3 National Language

Portugal

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

1.4 Second Language

United States of America

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

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America

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

1.7 Regulated By

Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras

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

1.8 Interesting Facts

Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.

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

Spanish and Galician Languages

Pashto and Balochi Languages

1.10 Derived From

Latin

Arabic Language

Portuguese vs Persian Countries

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

Portuguese Speaking Countries: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe.
Persian Speaking Countries: Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan.

So we find that, total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10 whereas total number of countries where Persian is official language is 3

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

Portuguese and Persian as Minority Language

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

Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.
Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.

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

Portuguese and Persian Regulators

Portuguese and Persian speaking countries provide you Portuguese and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras regulates Portuguese language.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Portuguese and Persian Language History.

Portuguese and Persian Continents

Thinking about Portuguese and Persian continents in which Portuguese and Persian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Portuguese and Persian. Most of the Portuguese speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America. 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 Portuguese and Persian languages:

Portuguese Interesting Facts:

Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.

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 Portuguese language was derived from Latin and is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages whereas Portuguese language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.