View source for Member states of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries

{{original research|date=April 2012}}
[[File:Panoply of flags of the CPLP countries.jpg|thumb|Flags of the members.]]
The [[Community of Portuguese Language Countries]] consists of nine [[member states]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cplp.org/id-22.aspx|website=Community of Portuguese Language Countries|title=Official Website}}</ref> 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==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Country !! Status !! Year joined !! Official language(s) !! Continent !! Population
|-
| {{POR}} || {{yes|Member}} || 1996 || [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]  || [[Europe]] || style="text-align:right;"| 10,347,892 
|-
| {{BRA}} || {{yes|Member}} || 1996 || [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]  || [[South America]] || style="text-align:right;"|210,147,125
|-
| {{AGO}} || {{yes|Member}} || 1996 || [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]  || [[Africa]] || style="text-align:right;"|31,127,674
|-
| {{MOZ}} || {{yes|Member}} || 1996 || [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]  || [[Africa]] || style="text-align:right;"|30,066,648
|-
| {{CPV}} || {{yes|Member}} || 1996 || [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]  || [[Africa]] || style="text-align:right;"|483,628
|-
| {{GBS}} || {{yes|Member}} || 1996 || [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]  || [[Africa]] || style="text-align:right;"|1,726,000
|-
| {{STP}} || {{yes|Member}} || 1996 || [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]  || [[Africa]] || style="text-align:right;"|211,028
|-
| {{flag|East Timor}} || {{yes|Member}} || 2002 || [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] and [[Tetum language|Tetum]]   || [[Asia]]/[[Oceania]] || style="text-align:right;"|1,340,513
|-
| {{GNQ}} || {{yes|Member}} || 2014 || [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[French language|French]] || [[Africa]] || style="text-align:right;"|1,454,789
|}

==Observers==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Country !! Status !! Year joined !! Official language(s) !! Continent !! Population
|-
| {{MUS}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2006 || None (''[[de jure]]''){{efn|[[English language|English]], [[French language|French]] ''(de facto)''.}} || [[Africa]] || style="text-align:right;"|1,265,475
|-
| {{SEN}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2008 || [[French language|French]]  || [[Africa]] || style="text-align:right;"|15,854,323
|-
| {{GEO}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2014 || [[Georgian language|Georgian]] || [[Asia]]/[[Europe]] || style="text-align:right;"|4,012,104 
|-
| {{JPN}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2014 || [[Japanese language|Japanese]] || [[Asia]] || style="text-align:right;"|125,470,000
|-
| {{NAM}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2014 || [[English language|English]] || [[Africa]] || style="text-align:right;"|2,550,226 
|-
| {{TUR}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2014 || [[Turkish language|Turkish]] || [[Asia]]/[[Europe]] || style="text-align:right;"|83,614,362
|-
| {{CZE}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2016 || [[Czech language|Czech]] || [[Europe]] || style="text-align:right;"|10,701,777
|-
| {{HUN}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2016 || [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] || [[Europe]] || style="text-align:right;"|9,730,000
|-
| {{SVK}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2016 || [[Slovak language|Slovak]] || [[Europe]] || style="text-align:right;"|5,464,060
|-
| {{URY}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2016 || [[Spanish language|Spanish]] || [[South America]] || style="text-align:right;"|3,518,552
|-
| {{AND}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2018 || [[Catalan language|Catalan]] || [[Europe]] || style="text-align:right;"|77,543
|-
| {{ARG}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2018 || [[Spanish language|Spanish]] || [[South America]] || style="text-align:right;"|44,938,712 
|-
| {{CHL}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2018 || [[Spanish language|Spanish]] || [[South America]] || style="text-align:right;"|17,574,003
|-
| {{FRA}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2018 || [[French language|French]] || [[Europe]] || style="text-align:right;"|67,522,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insee.fr/en/statistiques/serie/001641607|title=Demography - Population at the beginning of the month - France (including Mayotte since 2014)|website=www.insee.fr|access-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403053456/https://www.insee.fr/en/statistiques/serie/001641607|archive-date=3 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{ITA}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2018 || [[Italian language|Italian]] || [[Europe]] || style="text-align:right;"|60,317,116
|-
| {{LUX}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2018 || [[Luxembourgish]], [[German language|German]] and [[French language|French]] || [[Europe]] || style="text-align:right;"|633,622
|-
| {{SRB}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2018 || [[Serbian language|Serbian]] || [[Europe]] || style="text-align:right;"|6,926,705 
|-
| {{GBR}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2021 || [[English language|English]] || [[Europe]] || style="text-align:right;"|67,081,234<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/bulletins/annualmidyearpopulationestimates/mid2020#age-structure-of-the-uk-population|title=Population estimates for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland: mid-2020|website=www.ons.gov.uk|access-date=25 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
| {{CAN}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2021 || [[English language|English]] and [[French language|French]] || [[North America]] || style="text-align:right;"|38,048,738
|-
| {{GRE}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2021 || [[Greek language|Greek]] || [[Europe]] || style="text-align:right;"|10,718,565
|-
| {{IND}}{{efn|Part of India was former Portuguese colony (see [[Portuguese India]]).}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2021 || [[Hindi language|Hindi]] and [[English language|English]] || [[Asia]] || style="text-align:right;"|1,352,642,280
|-
| {{IRE}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2021 || [[English language|English]] and [[Irish language|Irish]] || [[Europe]] || style="text-align:right;"|4,977,400
|-
| {{CIV}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2021 || [[French language|French]] || [[Africa]] || style="text-align:right;"|26,378,274
|-
| {{QAT}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2021 || [[Arabic language|Arabic]] || [[Asia]] || style="text-align:right;"|2,795,484
|-
| {{ESP}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2021 || [[Spanish language|Spanish]] || [[Europe]] || style="text-align:right;"|47,450,795
|-
| {{PER}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2021 || [[Spanish language|Spanish]] || [[South America]] || style="text-align:right;"|32,824,358 
|-
| {{ROM}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2021 || [[Romanian language|Romanian]] || [[Europe]] || style="text-align:right;"|19,317,984
|-
| {{USA}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2021 || None{{efn|In the United States, English is the [[Official language of the United States|official language]] of 32 [[U.S. state|states]]; English and [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]] are both official languages in [[Hawaii]], and English and [[Alaska Native languages|20 indigenous languages]] are official in [[Alaska]]. [[Algonquian languages|Algonquian]], [[Cherokee language|Cherokee]], and [[Sioux language|Sioux]] are among many other official languages in [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]-controlled lands throughout the country. [[French language|French]] is a ''de facto'', but unofficial, language in [[Maine]] and [[Louisiana]], while [[New Mexico]] law grants [[Spanish language|Spanish]] a special status. In five [[Territories of the United States|territories]], English as well as one or more indigenous languages are official: Spanish in [[Puerto Rico]], [[Samoan language|Samoan]] in [[American Samoa]], and [[Chamorro language|Chamorro]] in both [[Guam]] and the [[Northern Mariana Islands]]. [[Carolinian language|Carolinian]] is also an official language in the Northern Mariana Islands.{{CN|date=October 2023}}}} || [[North America]] || style="text-align:right;"|331,449,281
|-
| {{PAR}} || {{partial|associate observer}} || 2023 || [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[Guarani language|Guarani]] || [[South America]] || style="text-align:right;"|7,439,863
|}

==Officially interested countries and territories==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Country/Territory !! Interested Status !! Official language !! Continent !! Population !! Reference !! Possible date of discussion !! Notes
|-
| {{MAR}} || associate member  || [[Berber languages|Amazigh]] and [[Arabic language|Arabic]] || [[Africa]]   || 33,757,175 || <ref name="portugal1">{{cite web|url=http://www.portugal.gov.pt/Portal/Print.aspx?guid=%7BE2D69151-3BA0-4340-A9FE-55413C2530C7%7D |title=XXII Governo - República Portuguesa |website=Portugal.gov.pt |date= |language=pt}}</ref> || 2010&nbsp;– VIII CPLP Summit&nbsp;– {{flagicon|Angola}} [[Luanda]] || Some areas of Morocco colonized by Portugal, proximity to the {{flagicon|Madeira}} [[Madeira|Autonomous Region of Madeira]].
|-
| {{PHL}} || associate member || [[Filipino language|Filipino]] and [[English language|English]] || [[Asia]]   ||  90,500,000 || <ref name="portugal1"/> || 2010&nbsp;– VIII CPLP Summit&nbsp;– {{flagicon|Angola}} [[Luanda]] || Historical ties to the expedition of Ferdinand Magellan
|-
| {{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Venezuela]] || associate member  || [[Spanish language|Spanish]] || [[South America]]   || 26,814,843 || <ref name="archive1">{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004184732/http://dn.sapo.pt/2008/07/16/nacional/venezuela_ucrania_e_croacia_querem_d.html |title=Venezuela, Ucrânia e Croácia querem ser da CPLP |url=http://dn.sapo.pt/2008/07/16/nacional/venezuela_ucrania_e_croacia_querem_d.html|url-status=dead |website=DN Online |language=pt |date=2008-07-16 |archivedate=2008-10-04}}</ref> || 2012&nbsp;– IX CPLP Summit || Largest Portuguese community in Hispanic America
|-
| {{CRO}} || associate member  || [[Croatian language|Croatian]] || [[Europe]]  || 4,453,500 || <ref name="archive1"/> || 2012&nbsp;– IX CPLP Summit || Large number of Portuguese and Brazilian expats
|-
| {{TWN}} (ROC) || associate member  || [[Taiwanese Mandarin|Mandarin]] || [[Asia]]   || 23,855,010 || <ref name="archive1" /> || In negotiations || 
|-
| {{UKR}} || associate member  || [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]] || [[Europe]]   || 46,372,700 || <ref name="archive1"/> || 2012&nbsp;– IX CPLP Summit || Has migratory fluxes with Portugal
|-
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Indonesia]] || associate member  || [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]] || [[Asia]]   || 237,512,352 || <ref name="archive3">{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221142453/http://noticias.sapo.pt/lusa/artigo/540e9ba4b19eb7b555b54b.html |url-status=dead|title=CPLP: Galiza com estatuto de observador associado só com "sim" de Madrid |website=Notícias Lusa - Sapo Notícias |date= |url=http://noticias.sapo.pt/lusa/artigo/540e9ba4b19eb7b555b54b.html |archivedate=2009-02-21 |language=pt}}</ref> || In negotiations || Portugal was the major colonial power until Dutch hegemony (see [[Portuguese Empire in the Indonesian Archipelago]]). [[Indonesian occupation of East Timor|Occupied]] [[East Timor]] from 1975–2002.
|-
| {{flag|Eswatini}} || associate member  || [[English language|English]] and [[Siswati language|Siwati]] || [[Africa]]  || 1,185,000 || <ref name="autogeneratedcv">{{Cite web |url=http://noticias.sapo.cv/info/artigo/1078037.html |title=CPLP: Austrália, Indonésia, Luxemburgo, Suazilândia e Ucrânia interessados em aderir - Info Cabo Verde - Sapo Notícias |access-date=2011-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718163311/http://noticias.sapo.cv/info/artigo/1078037.html |archive-date=2011-07-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || In negotiations ||Shares a border with Mozambique with which it has economic ties
|-
| {{AUS}}|| associate member  || [[English language|English]] || [[Oceania]]   || 22,420,039 || <ref name="autogeneratedcv"/> || In negotiations || "Discovered" by Portuguese navigators. Has a large community of Portuguese, Brazilian and East Timorese expats
|-
| {{RUS}} || associate member  || [[Russian language|Russian]] || [[Europe]] and [[Asia]] || 145,912,025 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://expresso.pt/internacional/2020-01-01-Russia-quer-ser-observador-associado-da-CPLP/|language=pt|title=Rússia quer ser observador associado da CPLP |website=O Observador|date=2020-01-01}}</ref> || In negotiations || 
|-
| {{flagicon|Galicia}} [[Galicia, Spain|Galicia]]{{efn|Spanish autonomous community}} ||  member || [[Galician language|Galician]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]] || [[Europe]]   ||  2,783,100 || <ref name="archive3"/> || Pending Spanish government approval || Strong cultural, historical, and linguistic ties with Portugal
|-
| {{MAC}}{{efn|Chinese special administrative region}} ||  member  || [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] and [[Chinese language|Chinese]] ([[Cantonese]]) || [[Asia]]   || 520,400 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portugal.gov.pt/Portal/Print.aspx?guid=%7BE2D69151-3BA0-4340-A9FE-55413C2530C7%7D |title=Página Não Encontrada :: Governo de Portugal |website=www.portugal.gov.pt |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130408100300/http://www.portugal.gov.pt/Portal/Print.aspx?guid=%7BE2D69151-3BA0-4340-A9FE-55413C2530C7%7D |archive-date=8 April 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> || Pending Macanese Government approval||Chinese territory formerly under Portuguese administration and a small minority population is Portuguese
|-
| {{flagicon|Malacca}} [[Malacca]]{{efn|Malaysian state}} || associate member  || [[Malay language|Malay]] || [[Asia]]   || 733,000 || <ref name="archive3"/> || Pending Malaysian Government approval || Portuguese colony for more than a century, small minority population of Portuguese descent
|-
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[South Korea]] || associate member  || [[Korean language|Korean]] || [[Asia]]   || 51,305,186 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://observador.pt/2018/03/28/interesse-na-cplp-mostra-urgencia-em-mudar-foco-da-lingua-para-economia/|language=pt|title=Interesse na CPLP mostra urgência em mudar foco da língua para economia |website=O Observador|date=2018-03-28}}</ref> || In negotiations || 
|-
| {{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Paraguay]] || associate observer || [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[Guarani language|Guarani]] || [[South America]] || 7,219,638 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://embaixadadoparaguai.pt/pt-pt/ministro-de-relaciones-exteriores-del-paraguay-anuncia-pedido-de-adhesion-del-pais-como-estado-observador-asociado-de-la-cplp/|language=pt|title=Ministro de Relações Exteriores do Paraguai anunciou pedido de adesão do país como Estado Observador Associado da CPLP	|website=Embaixada do Paraguai|date=2020-07-24}}</ref> || 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".
|-
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Germany]] || associate observer  || [[German language|German]] || [[Europe]]   || 84,079,811 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.dw.com/pt-002/cplp-acolhe-primeira-institui%C3%A7%C3%A3o-alem%C3%A3-como-observador-consultivo/a-36592590|language=pt|title=CPLP acolhe primeira instituição alemã como observador consultivo |publisher=DW|date=2016-11-30}}</ref> || In negotiations || 
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
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[[Category:Community of Portuguese Language Countries]]
[[Category:Countries by international organization|Community of Portuguese]]