Spanish and Afrikaans Speaking countries

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara

South Africa

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

461

0 46

1.3 National Language

Spain

South Africa

1.4 Second Language

Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands

Namibia, South Africa

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America

Africa

1.6 Minority Language

Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom

Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

1.7 Regulated By

Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española

Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee

1.8 Interesting Facts

One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.

Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.

1.9 Similar To

French Language

Dutch Language

1.10 Derived From

Latin

Dutch Language

Spanish vs Afrikaans Countries

Comparing Spanish vs Afrikaans countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Spanish and Afrikaans languages.

Spanish Speaking Countries: Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara.
Afrikaans Speaking Countries: South Africa.

So we find that, total number of countries where Spanish is official language is 46 whereas total number of countries where Afrikaans is official language is 1

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

Spanish and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

Spanish as minority language: Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom.
Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Spanish and Afrikaans Regulators

Spanish and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Spanish and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española regulates Spanish language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Spanish and Afrikaans Language History.

Spanish and Afrikaans Continents

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

Spanish Interesting Facts:

One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.

The Spanish language was derived from Latin and is similar to French Language whereas Spanish language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.