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

American Samoa (U.S.)

Australia

Cook Is. (New Zealand)

Fiji

French Polynesia (France)

Guam (U.S.)

Kiribati

Marshall Is.

Micronesia

Nauru

New Zealand

Niue (New Zealand)

Northern Mariana Is. (U.S.)

Palau

Papua New Guinea

Samoa

Solomon Is.

Tuvalu

Australia & Oceania

New Caledonia (France)

Tonga

Vanuatu

Wallis and Futuna Is. (France)

A map highlights membership in the Pacific Islands Forum. Yellow indicates members, such as Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea. Orange indicates associate members, such as New Caledonia. Pink indicates forum observers, such as Timor-Leste.

Countries in Australia and Oceania that are member states of the Pacific Islands Forum, an organization founded in 1971 to enhance the economic and social well-being of the people of the South Pacific and foster cooperation among member governments

Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat

Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)

Alaska

Arizona

Utah

Yukon

Northwest Territories

District of Columbia

Florida

Idaho

New Hampshire

Rhode Island

Vermont

Washington

Wyoming

Nunavut

Montana

Maine

North Dakota

Kentucky

Nova Scotia

Virginia

Delaware

Prince Edward Island

Saskatchewan

Mississippi

West Virginia

Nebraska

Texas

Missouri

Louisiana

Hawaii

North Carolina

Oregon

New Brunswick

Alabama

New Mexico

Kansas

Wisconsin

British Columbia

Newfoundland and Labrador

New Jersey

South Carolina

Michigan

Alberta

Connecticut

Pennsylvania

Colorado

Nevada

Massachusetts

Georgia

New York

Maryland

Québec

Manitoba

Oklahoma

Tennessee

Ontario

California

Arkansas

South Dakota

Ohio

Indiana

Minnesota

Iowa

Illinois

A map illustrates areas at risk of soil degradation worldwide, categorized by serious concern, some concern, stable terrain, and non-vegetated land.

Levels of concern for there to be a decline in soil quality caused by its improper use, usually for agricultural, pastoral, industrial, or urban purposes.

Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation

The map shows areas at risk of soil degradation using different colors. Areas of Serious Concern (light pink): North America: Great Plains, southwestern deserts, and Mississippi Valley. Central America: Most of the land. South America: Lands along the Andes mountains, parts of interior and coastal Brazil. Europe: Mostly in Eastern Europe. Africa: Near the Mediterranean in North Africa; lands of the Sahel along the southern border of the Sahara; in and around Nigeria in West Africa; the island of Madagascar; smaller patches in East Africa and southern Africa. Asia: Central and eastern China, much of mainland Southeast Asia, the islands of Borneo, and the Philippines. Australia: Southeast Australia has a small area of serious concern. Areas of Some Concern (light purple): Found in scattered regions across North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Stable Terrain (light blue): These areas include parts of North America mostly in Canada, South America in parts of Brazil, and in parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia. Nonvegetated Land (dark blue): Predominantly in desert regions such as the Sahara, Central Asia, and parts of Australia.

Portuguese as Official or de facto Language	Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)	Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation
Value	Value	Areas of serious concern	Areas of some concern	Stable terrain	Nonvegetated land





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