China

East Asia

Russia

Eurasia

France

United Kingdom

Europe

United States

North America

A world map highlights permanent member countries of the U N Security Council in blue. The countries highlighted are the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and China.

Countries comprising the United Nations (UN) Security Council, which is charged with maintaining international peace and security as well as accepting new members into the UN.

Countries

World

United Nations Security Council: Permanent Members

Portugal

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

Ethnologue

Portuguese as Official or de facto Language

Alaska

Northwest Territories

Florida

Rhode Island

Washington

Nunavut

Nova Scotia

Prince Edward Island

Texas

Louisiana

Hawaii

North Carolina

New Brunswick

British Columbia

Newfoundland and Labrador

New Jersey

Connecticut

Massachusetts

New York

Maryland

Québec

Manitoba

Ontario

California

A map shows marine sediment thickness in meters. Areas with the least thickness cover much of the North and South Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. The highest thickness is found in the Gulf of Mexico and parts of the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

Marine Sediment Thickness

Areas with the least sediment thickness, ranging from 0 to 149 meters, are marked in light orange and include vast stretches of the North Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean, and South Atlantic Ocean. These regions also encompass areas near the western coasts of North and South America, including the coastal areas of the United States, Mexico, Central America, and South American countries such as Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile. The Mediterranean Sea, parts of the Indian Ocean, and areas surrounding New Zealand and the Philippines also fall within this range.Regions with sediment thickness ranging from 150 to 299 meters, shown in medium orange, are found in parts of the North Atlantic Ocean, particularly off the eastern coast of the United States and near the Caribbean, covering areas such as Cuba, Guatemala, and parts of Costa Rica. Other notable regions include parts of the western Indian Ocean near Madagascar and parts of the South Pacific Ocean.Areas receiving sediment thickness between 300 and 749 meters, highlighted in orange, cover significant portions of the North Atlantic Ocean, particularly near the eastern coast of Canada, Greenland, and Iceland. This range also includes parts of the North Sea near the United Kingdom and Norway, the Mediterranean Sea near Italy, Spain, and Greece, and the southwestern Pacific Ocean.Regions with sediment thickness from 750 meters to 1 kilometer, marked in dark orange, cover smaller sections of the world's oceans but include notable areas such as the eastern coast of North and South America and parts of the western Indian Ocean near Africa. It also includes areas near Arctic and Antarctic ocean.Light red areas, indicating sediment thickness from 1 to 2 kilometers, include regions of the North Atlantic Ocean, particularly off the eastern coast of North America, the Caribbean, and parts of the Mediterranean Sea near Spain and Italy.The highest sediment thickness, ranging from 10 to 18 kilometers, represented in dark red, is concentrated in areas such as the Gulf of Mexico, off the southeastern coast of the United States, and parts of the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

United Nations Security Council: Permanent Members	Portuguese as Official or de facto Language	Marine Sediment Thickness
Value	Value	0 - 149	150 - 299	300 - 749	750 - 1,499	1,500 - 2,999	3,000 - 7,499	7,500 - 9,999	10,000 - 18,334







		2.48%	0.624%	1.20%	0.714%	1.28%	1.44%	3.10%	0.344%