Spanish and Portuguese 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

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

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

4610

0 46

1.3 National Language

Spain

Portugal

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

United States of America

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America

1.6 Minority Language

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

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

1.7 Regulated By

Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española

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

1.8 Interesting Facts

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

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.

1.9 Similar To

French Language

Spanish and Galician Languages

1.10 Derived From

Latin

Spanish vs Portuguese Countries

Comparing Spanish vs Portuguese countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Spanish and Portuguese 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.
Portuguese Speaking Countries: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe.

So we find that, total number of countries where Spanish is official language is 46 whereas total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10

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

Spanish and Portuguese as Minority Language

In Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Spanish and Portuguese 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.
Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.

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

Spanish and Portuguese Regulators

Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Spanish and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española regulates Spanish language.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Spanish and Portuguese Language History.

Spanish and Portuguese Continents

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

Spanish Interesting Facts:

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

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.

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