List of countries and territories where Portuguese is an official language
The following is a list of the nine sovereign states and one territory where Portuguese is an official language.
Global spread of Portuguese.
Native language and official
Official and administrative language
Sovereign states
Angola
Brazil (see Brazilian Portuguese)
Cape Verde
Timor-Leste (co-official with Tetum; 51,800 L1 speakers as of 2007)[1][2]
Equatorial Guinea (co-official with Spanish and French)
Guinea-Bissau
Mozambique
Portugal
São Tomé and Príncipe
Territory
See also
- Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP)
- Geographical distribution of Portuguese speakers
- List of international organisations which have Portuguese as an official language
- Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)
- Latin America
- Latin Europe
- World Portuguese Language Day
References
- "East Timor drowns in language soup". Reuters. 22 April 2007.
- "Search results". www.google.com.
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