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German and Greek Speaking countries

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Countries

Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Cyprus, European Union, Greece

Total No. Of Countries

73
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National Language

Germany
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine

Second Language

North Dakota, United States of America
Roman Empire

Speaking Continents

Europe
Asia, Europe

Minority Language

Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine

Regulated By

Council for German Orthography
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)

Interesting Facts

  • One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
  • The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.

Similar To

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Armenian

Derived From

Albanian Languages
Latin

German vs Greek Countries

Comparing German vs Greek countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak German and Greek languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where German is official language is 7 whereas total number of countries where Greek is official language is 3

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

German and Greek as Minority Language

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

  • German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
  • Greek as minority language: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine.

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

German and Greek Regulators

German and Greek speaking countries provide you German and Greek regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Council for German Orthography regulates German language.Greek is regulated by Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας). Also get to learn, German and Greek Language History.

German and Greek Continents

Thinking about German and Greek continents in which German and Greek speaking countries are present. Check out more information on German and Greek. Most of the German speaking countries lie in Europe. While Greek speaking countries lie in Asia, 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 German and Greek languages:

German Interesting Facts:

  • One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
  • The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.

Greek Interesting Facts:

  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.

The German language was derived from Albanian Languages and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages whereas German language is similar to Armenian and derived from Latin.