Greek and Persian Speaking countries

Greek

Persian

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Countries

Cyprus, European Union, Greece

Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan

Total No. Of Countries

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National Language

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

Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Second Language

Roman Empire

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Speaking Continents

Asia, Europe

Asia

Minority Language

Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Regulated By

Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)

Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan

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.

In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

Similar To

Armenian

Pashto and Balochi Languages

Derived From

Latin

Arabic Language

Greek vs Persian Countries

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

Greek Speaking Countries: Cyprus, European Union, Greece.
Persian Speaking Countries: Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan.

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

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

Greek and Persian as Minority Language

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

Greek as minority language: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine.
Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.

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

Greek and Persian Regulators

Greek and Persian speaking countries provide you Greek and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας) regulates Greek language.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Greek and Persian Language History.

Greek and Persian Continents

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

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.

Persian Interesting Facts:

In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

The Greek language was derived from Latin and is similar to Armenian whereas Greek language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.