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Geographical distribution of Portuguese speakers
Overview of the Lusophone diaspora / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Lusophone" redirects here. Not to be confused with Lusophobe.
This article provides details regarding the geographical distribution of all Portuguese-speakers, a.k.a. Lusophones, regardless of legislative status. The Portuguese language is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world and is an official language of countries on four continents.
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Official and administrative language
Cultural or secondary language