The Community of Portuguese Language Countries consists of nine member states, 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 1996 Portuguese Europe 10,347,892 1996 Portuguese South America 210,147,125 1996 Portuguese Africa 31,127,674 1996 Portuguese Africa 30,066,648 1996 Portuguese Africa 483,628 1996 Portuguese Africa 211,028 2002 Portuguese and Tetum Asia 1,340,513 2014 Portuguese, Spanish and French Africa 1,454,789 Suspended members Country Status Year joined Year of suspension Official language(s) Continent Population 1996 2025 Portuguese Africa 1,726,000
Observers Country Status Year joined Official language(s) Continent Population 2006 None (de jure) Africa 1,265,475 2008 French Africa 15,854,323 2014 Georgian Asia/Europe 4,012,104 2014 Japanese Asia 125,470,000 2014 English Africa 2,550,226 2014 Turkish Asia/Europe 83,614,362 2016 Czech Europe 10,701,777 2016 Hungarian Europe 9,730,000 2016 Slovak Europe 5,464,060 2016 Spanish South America 3,518,552 2018 Catalan Europe 77,543 2018 Spanish South America 44,938,712 2018 Spanish South America 17,574,003 2018 French Europe 67,522,000 2018 Italian Europe 60,317,116 2018 Luxembourgish, German and French Europe 633,622 2018 Serbian Europe 6,926,705 2021 English Europe 67,081,234 2021 English and French North America 38,048,738 2021 Greek Europe 10,718,565 2021 Hindi and English Asia 1,352,642,280 2021 English and Irish Europe 4,977,400 2021 French Africa 26,378,274 2021 Arabic Asia 2,795,484 2021 Spanish Europe 47,450,795 2021 Spanish South America 32,824,358 2021 Romanian Europe 19,317,984 2021 None North America 331,449,281 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 associate member Amazigh and Arabic Africa 33,757,175 2010 – VIII CPLP Summit – Luanda Some areas of Morocco colonized by Portugal, proximity to the Autonomous Region of Madeira. 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 Largest Portuguese community in Hispanic America associate member Croatian Europe 4,453,500 2012 – IX CPLP Summit Large number of Portuguese and Brazilian expats (ROC) associate member Mandarin Asia 23,855,010 In negotiations 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 (see Portuguese Empire in the Indonesian Archipelago). Occupied East Timor from 1975–2002. associate member English and Siwati Africa 1,185,000 In negotiations Shares a border with Mozambique with which it has economic ties associate member English Oceania 22,420,039 In negotiations "Discovered" by Portuguese navigators. Has a large community of Portuguese, Brazilian and East Timorese expats associate member Russian Europe and Asia 145,912,025 In negotiations Galicia member Galician and Spanish Europe 2,783,100 Pending Spanish government approval Strong cultural, historical, and linguistic ties with Portugal member Portuguese and Chinese (Cantonese) Asia 520,400 Pending Macanese Government approvalChinese 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 South Korea associate member Korean Asia 51,305,186 In negotiations Germany associate observer German Europe 84,079,811 In negotiations
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