Portugal

Europe

Brazil

Latin America

São Tomé and Príncipe

None

Timor-Leste

Southeast Asia

Angola

Cabo Verde

Guinea-Bissau

Mozambique

Sub-Saharan Africa

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.

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

Countries

World

Ethnologue

Portuguese as Official or de facto Language

Austria

Belgium

Cyprus

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

A world map highlights (blue) the members of the European Monetary Union: Ireland, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Greece, and Cyprus.

Current members of the European Monetary Union

European Union

European Monetary Union (“Euroland”)

Caribbean Netherlands (Neth.)

Grenada

St. Kitts and Nevis

St. Martin (France)

U.S. Virgin Is. (U.S.)

Aruba (Neth.)

Antigua and Barbuda

Bahamas

Cayman Is. (U.K.)

Dominica

St. Lucia

Turks and Caicos Is. (U.K.)

Trinidad and Tobago

Barbados

Dominican Republic

Haiti

Jamaica

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Cuba

Martinique (France)

Caribbean

French Guiana (France)

Belize

Guyana

Suriname

Guadeloupe (France)

Puerto Rico (U.S.)

Curaçao (Neth.)

Predominant Caribbean languages: Spanish (orange) in Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. English (yellow) in Jamaica, Bahamas, in smaller islands. French (lavender) in Haiti, Guadeloupe, and Martinique. Dutch (mint green) in Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten.

Languages of the Caribbean. The displayed areas indicate predominance, not exclusivity.

Caribbean Languages

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World Elevations

Portuguese as Official or de facto Language	European Monetary Union (“Euroland”)	Caribbean Languages
Value	Value	Dutch	English	French	Spanish


		11.4%	93.4%	98.7%	99.5%
				9.48%
		99.8%	99.7%	99.4%
		89.2%		89.2%	97.4%