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[tarzan_taborda]

Portugal is in the top 20 of the largest European countries.

[jtur88]

Although Portugal has a smaller population than Ohio, the Portuguese language ranks sixth in the world in number of native speakers, after Mandarin, Spanish, Urdu-Hindi, English and Arabic. Fewer than 5% of all Portuguese speakers live in Portugal.

(For nitpickers, I've classified Urdu-Hindi as a"native speakers" of the same language, although they are written using different alphabets.)

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Magnatomicflux

In Saint John, New Brunswick, at Stonehammer Geopark, you can see what is basically the birth place of the Atlantic Ocean.

On one side of the reversing falls, you have the rocks of Africa, and on the other, South America.

One of the most interesting things I've ever read on this thread!

[P London]

Originally Posted by jtur88

Although Portugal has a smaller population than Ohio, the Portuguese language ranks sixth in the world in number of native speakers, after Mandarin, Spanish, Urdu-Hindi, English and Arabic. Fewer than 5% of all Portuguese speakers live in Portugal.

(For nitpickers, I've classified Urdu-Hindi as a"native speakers" of the same language, although they are written using different alphabets.)

That's because Portuguese is spoken in Brazil, Angola and Cape Verde.

[Fabio SBA]

Originally Posted by jtur88

Although Portugal has a smaller population than Ohio, the Portuguese language ranks sixth in the world in number of native speakers, after Mandarin, Spanish, Urdu-Hindi, English and Arabic. Fewer than 5% of all Portuguese speakers live in Portugal.

(For nitpickers, I've classified Urdu-Hindi as a"native speakers" of the same language, although they are written using different alphabets.)

There is a word for meaning the diasystem Hindi-Urdu, it's called "Hindustani".

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by P London

That's because Portuguese is spoken in Brazil, Angola and Cape Verde.

Don't forget Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau. and Sao Tome e Principe. Consider Macau, and Diu e Damao.

[Greysholic]

^I don't think people still speak Portuguese in Macau any more.

[P London]

Originally Posted by green_mariner

Don't forget Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau. and Sao Tome e Principe. Consider Macau, and Diu e Damao.

[EduardoFinatto]

The Islamic State is closer to Vatican City than Manaus is to Sao Paulo (two brazilian cities).

[kronan123]

denmark shares the lowest point in western europe (lammelfjord) together with the netherlands. -7.0m below sea level.