Portuguese and Swedish 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

European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

104

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1.3 National Language

Portugal

Sweden

1.4 Second Language

United States of America

Finland

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America

Antartica, Europe

1.6 Minority Language

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

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

1.7 Regulated By

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

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

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

1.9 Similar To

Spanish and Galician Languages

Norwegian and Danish Language

1.10 Derived From

Latin

Old Norse Language

Portuguese vs Swedish Countries

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

Portuguese Speaking Countries: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe.
Swedish Speaking Countries: European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden.

So we find that, total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10 whereas total number of countries where Swedish is official language is 4

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

Portuguese and Swedish as Minority Language

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

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

Portuguese and Swedish Regulators

Portuguese and Swedish speaking countries provide you Portuguese and Swedish 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.Swedish is regulated by Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council. Also get to learn, Portuguese and Swedish Language History.

Portuguese and Swedish Continents

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

Swedish Interesting Facts:

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

The Portuguese language was derived from Latin and is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages whereas Portuguese language is similar to Norwegian and Danish Language and derived from Old Norse Language.