Swedish and Portuguese Speaking countries

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Portuguese

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1.1 Countries

European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden

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

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

410

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1.3 National Language

Sweden

Portugal

1.4 Second Language

Finland

United States of America

1.5 Speaking Continents

Antartica, Europe

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America

1.6 Minority Language

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

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

1.7 Regulated By

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

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

1.8 Interesting Facts

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

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

Norwegian and Danish Language

Spanish and Galician Languages

1.10 Derived From

Old Norse Language

Latin

Swedish vs Portuguese Countries

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

Swedish Speaking Countries: European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden.
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 Swedish is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10

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

Swedish and Portuguese as Minority Language

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

Swedish as minority language: Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.

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

Swedish and Portuguese Regulators

Swedish and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Swedish and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council regulates Swedish language.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Swedish and Portuguese Language History.

Swedish and Portuguese Continents

Thinking about Swedish and Portuguese continents in which Swedish and Portuguese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Swedish and Portuguese. Most of the Swedish speaking countries lie in Antartica, Europe. 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 Swedish and Portuguese languages:

Swedish Interesting Facts:

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

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