Community of Portuguese Language Countries

The Community of Portuguese Language Countries (Portuguese: Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa; abbreviated as the CPLP), also known as the Lusophone Commonwealth (Comunidade Lusófona),[1][2] is an international organization and political association of Portuguese-speaking nations across four continents.

Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa  (Portuguese)
Community of Portuguese Language Countries
Flag of Community of Portuguese Language Countries
Flag
Map of CPLP member states (blue), associate observers (green), and officially-interested countries & territories (gold).
Map of CPLP member states (blue), associate observers (green), and officially-interested countries & territories (gold).
HeadquartersPenafiel Palace
Lisbon, Portugal

38°42.65′N 9°8.05′W
Official languagePortuguese
Membership
32 observers
Leaders
 Executive Secretary
East Timor Zacarias da Costa
 Director-General
São Tomé and Príncipe Armindo Brito Fernandes
 President of the Parliamentary Assembly
Guinea-Bissau Cipriano Cassamá
EstablishmentJuly 17, 1996
Area
 Total
10,743,526 km2 (4,148,099 sq mi)
Population
 Estimate
287 million (2021)

References

  1. Rogers-Glabush, Julie (October 4, 2009). IBFD International Tax Glossary. IBFD. ISBN 9789087220570 via Google Books.
  2. Africa South of the Sahara 2003. Psychology Press. October 31, 2002. ISBN 9781857431315 via Google Books.
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