Member states of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries

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
Timor-Leste	Member	2002	Portuguese and Tetum	Asia	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 (ROC)	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 [d]	member	Galician and Spanish	Europe	2,783,100	[6]	Pending Spanish government approval	Strong cultural, historical, and linguistic ties with Portugal
Macau [e]	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 [f]	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
Germany	associate observer	German	Europe	84,079,811	[11]	In negotiations

Notes

1. English and French (de facto).
2. Part of India was former Portuguese colony (see Portuguese India).
3. In the United States, English is the official language of 32 states. English and Hawaiian are both official languages in Hawaii while 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 language but unofficially used 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, Chamorro in both Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Carolinian is also an official language in the Northern Mariana Islands.^{[ citation needed ]}
4. Spanish autonomous community
5. Chinese special administrative region
6. Malaysian state

References

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9. "Página Não Encontrada :: Governo de Portugal". www.portugal.gov.pt. Archived from the original on 8 April 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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