Portuguese-speaking African countries

six African countries where Portuguese is an official language: Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe and Equatorial Guinea
Organization language_based_geopolitical_organization Q1360686
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Portuguese-speaking African countries

Summary

Portuguese-speaking African countries is a language-based geopolitical organization[1]. It draws 1,588 Wikipedia views per month (language_based_geopolitical_organization category, ranking #3 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Portuguese-speaking African countries is on the continent of Africa[3].
  • Portuguese-speaking African countries's instance of is recorded as language-based geopolitical organization[4].
  • Portuguese-speaking African countries is a type of state[5].
  • Portuguese-speaking African countries is part of Community of Portuguese Language Countries[6].
  • Portuguese-speaking African countries comprises Angola[7].
  • Portuguese-speaking African countries comprises Cape Verde[8].
  • Portuguese-speaking African countries comprises Guinea-Bissau[9].
  • Portuguese-speaking African countries comprises Mozambique[10].
  • Portuguese-speaking African countries comprises São Tomé and Príncipe[11].
  • Portuguese-speaking African countries comprises Equatorial Guinea[12].
  • Portuguese-speaking African countries's facet of is recorded as Portuguese[13].
  • Portuguese-speaking African countries's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'PALOP'}[14].

Body

Identity

Portuguese-speaking African countries is part of Community of Portuguese Language Countries[6]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'PALOP'}[14].

Why It Matters

Portuguese-speaking African countries draws 1,588 Wikipedia views per month (language_based_geopolitical_organization category, ranking #3 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Bencemac · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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