Portuguese

• Alternate names: Português Also: in East Timor -- Português
• Scriptures published: Bible (1751--1995) New Testament (1681--2004) Portions (1505--2004)
• Literacy: Literacy rate in second language: 83%--84%
• Primary country: Portugal
• Region: Widespread; also, Azores and Madeira autonomous regions
• Also used in: Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, Congo, Cook Islands, East Timor, France, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Malawi, Mozambique, Paraguay, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia
• Religion: Christian
• Status: Statutory national language in Angola; Statutory national language in Brazil; Statutory national language in Cape Verde Islands; Statutory national language in East Timor; De facto national language in Guinea-Bissau; Statutory provincial working language in Macao; Statutory national language in Mozambique; Statutory national language in Portugal; De facto national language in São Tomé e Príncipe
• Number of users: 202,468,100 (10,600,000 in Portugal (2008); 600)

(data from Ethnologue and other sources)

Scripture

• Faith Comes by Hearing:
• Forum of Bible Agencies International: Find a Bible in Portuguese
• World Bibles: all known Scripture available in Portuguese on the web
• Joshua Project: Portuguese — facts and resources

Other

• ScriptSource: writing systems of the world
• Ethnologue entry for Portuguese — detailed linguistic information.