Community of Portuguese Language Countries was created in 1996.

One major difference is their membership composition. The African Union consists of African countries, while the Community of Portuguese Language Countries consists of countries where Portuguese is an official language, including countries outside of Africa.

Answer this question… The African Union is a regional organization, while the Community of Portuguese Language Countries is not.

There are no more Portuguese colonies. Two countries that used to be Portuguese colonies are East Timor, where Portuguese shares official language status with the native Tetum; and Macau, where Portuguese shares official language status with Chinese.

There are more than three countries where Portuguese is spoken. But the three countries that have Portuguese as their official language, and that have the largest populations, are Brazil, Mozambique, and Angola. Portugal comes in fourth in terms of official language and total population.