Portugal

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Official Name
Portuguese Republic
Population Full

10,226,000 (2019 UNDESA)

Principal Languages
Portuguese
Literacy Rate
96% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CDE (1981), CPPDCE (2007), CSICH (2008), FCPNM (2002), ICCPR (1978), UNCRPD (2009), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Agard 1984, Campbell and King 2011, Comrie 1987
Deaf Population
150,000 audiologically deaf people (Federação Portuguesa das Associações de Surdos)
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Portugal is 16. All are living languages. Of these, 6 are indigenous and 10 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 5 are institutional, 7 are developing, 3 are in trouble, and 1 is dying. Also listed are 10 unestablished languages.