Member states of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries
The Community of Portuguese Language Countries has eight member states.[1] All have the Portuguese language as official language, and only East Timor and Equatorial Guinea have a second official language.
In 2005, CPLP Council of Ministers meeting in Luanda adopted the status of associate observer for non-member states to promote better international co-operation to reach the Community's objectives and 3 states were subsequently admitted.
Listing
Country | Status | Year joined | Official language(s) | Continent | Population |
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Portugal | member | 1996 | Portuguese | Europe | 10,617,575 |
Brazil | member | 1996 | Portuguese | South America | 202,656,788 |
Angola | member | 1996 | Portuguese | Africa | 15,941,000 |
Mozambique | member | 1996 | Portuguese | Africa | 21,397,000 |
Cape Verde | member | 1996 | Portuguese | Africa | 499,796 |
Guinea-Bissau | member | 1996 | Portuguese | Africa | 1,586,000 |
São Tomé and Príncipe | member | 1996 | Portuguese | Africa | 157,000 |
Timor-Leste | member | 2002 | Portuguese and Tetum | Asia | 1,172,390 |
Equatorial Guinea | member | 2014 | Portuguese, Spanish and French | Africa | 1,014,999 |
Mauritius | associate observer | 2006 | English | Africa | 1,264,866 |
Senegal | associate observer | 2008 | French | Africa | 11,658,000 |
Georgia | associate observer | 2014 | Georgian | Europe | 4,935,880 |
Japan | associate observer | 2014 | Japanese | Asia | 126,434,964 |
Namibia | associate observer | 2014 | English and various African languages | Africa | 2,113,077 |
Turkey | associate observer | 2014 | Turkish | Europe | 76,667,864 |
Officially interested countries and territories
Country/Region | Interested Status | Official language | Continent | Population | Reference | Possible date of discussion | Notes |
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Andorra | associate member | Catalan | Europe | 71,822 | 2010 – VIII CPLP Summit – Luanda | More than 15% of Andorra's population is made of Portuguese expats | |
Morocco | associate member | Arabic | Africa | 33,757,175 | 2010 – VIII CPLP Summit – Luanda | Some areas of Morocco colonized by Portugal, proximity to Madeira Islands | |
Philippines | associate member | Filipino and English | Asia | 90,500,000 | 2010 – VIII CPLP Summit – Luanda | Historical ties to the expedition of Ferdinand Magellan | |
Venezuela | associate member | Spanish | South America | 26,814,843 | 2012 – IX CPLP Summit | Large number of Portuguese expats | |
Croatia | associate member | Croatian | Europe | 4,453,500 | 2012 – IX CPLP Summit | ? | |
Romania | associate member | Romanian | Europe | 22,246,862 | 2012 – IX CPLP Summit | Has migratory fluxes with Portugal[2] | |
Ukraine | associate member | Ukrainian | Europe | 46,372,700 | 2012 – IX CPLP Summit | Has migratory fluxes with Portugal | |
Indonesia | associate member | Indonesian | Asia | 237,512,352 | In negotiations | Portugal was the major colonial power until Dutch hegemony. Occupied East Timor from 1975–2002. | |
Swaziland | associate member | English and Siwati | Africa | 1,185,000 | In negotiations | Shares a border with Mozambique with which it has economic ties | |
Australia | associate member | English | Oceania | 22,420,039 | In negotiations | Discovered by Portuguese navigators. Has a large community of Portuguese, Brazilian and Timorese expats | |
Luxembourg | associate member | Luxembourgish, German and French | Europe | 502,202 | In negotiations | In 2001 census, there were 58,657 inhabitants with Portuguese nationality in Luxembourg (11,7%) | |
Galicia | member | Galician and Spanish | Europe | 2,783,100 | Pending Spanish government approval | Cultural and linguistic ties with Portugal | |
Macau | member | Portuguese and Chinese (Cantonese) | Asia | 520,400 | Pending Macanese Government approval | Chinese territory formerly under Portuguese administration and a small minority population is Portuguese | |
Malacca | associate member | Malay | Asia | 733,000 | Pending Malaysian Government approval | Portuguese colony for more than a century, small minority population of Portuguese descent | |
Goa | associate member | Konkani | Asia | 1,400,000 | Pending Indian Government approval | Former Portuguese colony. Has a Portuguese-speaking minority |
References
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