Community of Portuguese Language Countries

Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa  (Portuguese)
Community of Portuguese Language Countries
Flag
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 / 38.71083°N 9.13417°W / 38.71083; -9.13417
Official languagePortuguese
Membership
9 member states
32 observers
Leaders
• Executive Secretary
Zacarias da Costa
• Director-General
Armindo Brito Fernandes
• President of the Parliamentary Assembly
Cipriano Cassamá
EstablishmentJuly 17, 1996
Area
• Total
10,743,526 km2 (4,148,099 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate
287 million (2021)
Website
www.cplp.org

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.

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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