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Portuguese as Official or de facto Language

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Countries where Portuguese is an official (or serves as a de facto) language

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A world map shows the countries where Portuguese is an official or de facto language. These countries are highlighted in green and include Brazil in South America, Angola, and Mozambique in Africa.

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HIV and AIDS Prevalence

Indigenous Languages

Biomes

Value

Class

Rank

Per 1,000 adults ages 15 to 49

Aymara

Embera

Garifuna

Guaraní

Quechua

Guna

Mapuche

Mayan

Miskitu

Mixtec

Nawan/Spanish

Pemon

Zapotec

Wahiro

Yamomani

Boreal forests/taiga

Deserts and xeric shrublands

Flooded grasslands and savannas

Mangroves

Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub

Montane grasslands and shrublands

Rock and ice

Tundra

Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests

Temperate coniferous forests

Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests

Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

7.43%100%63.1%21.0%4.15%41.7%93.1%
3.27%4.97%9.44%12.9%43.9%40.8%
60.4%7.22%5.20%2.81%40.6%
2.53%23.5%1.31%22.5%4.06%28.6%6.61%12.9%15.0%15.4%14.8%
53.6%37.2%28.5%8.24%2.02%6.81%
58.4%48.6%9.84%33.0%56.8%9.77%30.1%9.84%
7.27%3.59%4.50%4.49%6.57%11.0%16.9%33.8%11.9%7.66%1.19%1.80%8.84%1.87%2.31%18.4%11.4%2.67%13.1%48.0%30.2%26.1%5.47%49.3%
100%64.0%81.6%18.4%100%35.5%18.8%87.1%
1.04%1.23%1.62%2.03%28.5%18.2%1.13%1.00%3.15%29.7%11.0%9.56%12.6%22.5%19.0%13.5%
35.9%10.5%5.61%1.60%3.77%4.09%1.63%31.0%36.6%
2.21%1.32%1.73%2.47%15.8%83.7%
82.0%6.93%20.0%6.94%26.5%6.01%9.99%
34.7%6.20%2.51%8.09%14.4%60.5%14.1%28.0%
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