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Flags of the members.
The
Community of Portuguese Language Countries consists of nine
member states ,
[1] which list the
Portuguese language as an
official language , and only
East Timor and
Equatorial Guinea list a secondary official language (Tetun and Spanish respectively).
In 2005, during the CPLP Council of Ministers meeting in
Luanda , the status of associate observer for non-member states was adopted to enhance international cooperation and achieve the Community's objectives, leading to the subsequent admission of three states.
Members
Country
Status
Year joined
Official language(s)
Continent
Population
Portugal
Member
1996
Portuguese
Europe
10,347,892
Brazil
Member
1996
Portuguese
South America
210,147,125
Angola
Member
1996
Portuguese
Africa
31,127,674
Mozambique
Member
1996
Portuguese
Africa
30,066,648
Cape Verde
Member
1996
Portuguese
Africa
483,628
Guinea-Bissau
Member
1996
Portuguese
Africa
1,726,000
São Tomé and Príncipe
Member
1996
Portuguese
Africa
211,028
East Timor
Member
2002
Portuguese and
Tetum
Asia /
Oceania
1,340,513
Equatorial Guinea
Member
2014
Portuguese ,
Spanish and
French
Africa
1,454,789
Observers
Country
Status
Year joined
Official language(s)
Continent
Population
Mauritius
associate observer
2006
None (
de jure )
[a]
Africa
1,265,475
Senegal
associate observer
2008
French
Africa
15,854,323
Georgia
associate observer
2014
Georgian
Asia /
Europe
4,012,104
Japan
associate observer
2014
Japanese
Asia
125,470,000
Namibia
associate observer
2014
English
Africa
2,550,226
Turkey
associate observer
2014
Turkish
Asia /
Europe
83,614,362
Czech Republic
associate observer
2016
Czech
Europe
10,701,777
Hungary
associate observer
2016
Hungarian
Europe
9,730,000
Slovakia
associate observer
2016
Slovak
Europe
5,464,060
Uruguay
associate observer
2016
Spanish
South America
3,518,552
Andorra
associate observer
2018
Catalan
Europe
77,543
Argentina
associate observer
2018
Spanish
South America
44,938,712
Chile
associate observer
2018
Spanish
South America
17,574,003
France
associate observer
2018
French
Europe
67,522,000
[2]
Italy
associate observer
2018
Italian
Europe
60,317,116
Luxembourg
associate observer
2018
Luxembourgish ,
German and
French
Europe
633,622
Serbia
associate observer
2018
Serbian
Europe
6,926,705
United Kingdom
associate observer
2021
English
Europe
67,081,234
[3]
Canada
associate observer
2021
English and
French
North America
38,048,738
Greece
associate observer
2021
Greek
Europe
10,718,565
India
[b]
associate observer
2021
Hindi and
English
Asia
1,352,642,280
Ireland
associate observer
2021
English and
Irish
Europe
4,977,400
Ivory Coast
associate observer
2021
French
Africa
26,378,274
Qatar
associate observer
2021
Arabic
Asia
2,795,484
Spain
associate observer
2021
Spanish
Europe
47,450,795
Peru
associate observer
2021
Spanish
South America
32,824,358
Romania
associate observer
2021
Romanian
Europe
19,317,984
United States
associate observer
2021
None
[c]
North America
331,449,281
Paraguay
associate observer
2023
Spanish and
Guarani
South America
7,439,863
Officially interested countries and territories
Country/Territory
Interested Status
Official language
Continent
Population
Reference
Possible date of discussion
Notes
Morocco
associate member
Amazigh and
Arabic
Africa
33,757,175
[4]
2010 – VIII CPLP Summit –
Luanda
Some areas of Morocco colonized by Portugal, proximity to the
Autonomous Region of Madeira .
Philippines
associate member
Filipino and
English
Asia
90,500,000
[4]
2010 – VIII CPLP Summit –
Luanda
Historical ties to the expedition of Ferdinand Magellan
Venezuela
associate member
Spanish
South America
26,814,843
[5]
2012 – IX CPLP Summit
Largest Portuguese community in Hispanic America
Croatia
associate member
Croatian
Europe
4,453,500
[5]
2012 – IX CPLP Summit
Large number of Portuguese and Brazilian expats
Taiwan
associate member
Mandarin
Asia
23,855,010
[5]
In negotiations
Ukraine
associate member
Ukrainian
Europe
46,372,700
[5]
2012 – IX CPLP Summit
Has migratory fluxes with Portugal
Indonesia
associate member
Indonesian
Asia
237,512,352
[6]
In negotiations
Portugal was the major colonial power until Dutch hegemony (see
Portuguese Empire in the Indonesian Archipelago ).
Occupied
East Timor from 1975–2002.
Eswatini
associate member
English and
Siwati
Africa
1,185,000
[7]
In negotiations
Shares a border with Mozambique with which it has economic ties
Australia
associate member
English
Oceania
22,420,039
[7]
In negotiations
"Discovered" by Portuguese navigators. Has a large community of Portuguese, Brazilian and East Timorese expats
Russia
associate member
Russian
Europe and
Asia
145,912,025
[8]
In negotiations
Galicia
member
Galician and
Spanish
Europe
2,783,100
[6]
Pending Spanish government approval
Cultural and linguistic ties with Portugal
Macau
member
Portuguese and
Chinese (
Cantonese )
Asia
520,400
[9]
Pending Macanese Government approval
Chinese territory formerly under Portuguese administration and a small minority population is Portuguese
Malacca
associate member
Malay
Asia
733,000
[6]
Pending Malaysian Government approval
Portuguese colony for more than a century, small minority population of Portuguese descent
South Korea
associate member
Korean
Asia
51,305,186
[10]
In negotiations
Paraguay
associate observer
Spanish and
Guarani
South America
7,219,638
[11]
In negotiations
Shares a border with Brazil. The Portuguese language is very popular and taught in Paraguay, being the third most spoken in the country besides Spanish and Guarani, and there is also a community called "brasiguaios".
Germany
associate observer
German
Europe
84,079,811
[12]
In negotiations
Notes
^
English ,
French (de facto) .
^ Part of India was former Portuguese colony (see
Portuguese India ).
^ In the United States, English is the
official language of 32
states ; English and
Hawaiian are both official languages in
Hawaii , and English and
20 indigenous languages are official in
Alaska .
Algonquian ,
Cherokee , and
Sioux are among many other official languages in
Native American -controlled lands throughout the country.
French is a de facto , but unofficial, language in
Maine and
Louisiana , while
New Mexico law grants
Spanish a special status. In five
territories , English as well as one or more indigenous languages are official: Spanish in
Puerto Rico ,
Samoan in
American Samoa , and
Chamorro in both
Guam and the
Northern Mariana Islands .
Carolinian is also an official language in the Northern Mariana Islands.[
citation needed ]
References