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Member states of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries
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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).
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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.
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Observers
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Officially interested countries and territories
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Notes
- Part of India was former Portuguese colony (see Portuguese India).
- 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]
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