page_title: ACOLOP
section_title: Members
hierarchical_section_title: ACOLOP / Members
caption_attribution_description: English: World map with members of the ACOLOP, the founding members are in red and the associate members are in green.Português: Mapa-múndi mostrando a localização dos membros da Associação dos Comitês Olímpicos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa (ACOLOP), os membros plenos estão destacados em vermelho e os membros associados, verde.
context_page_description: ACOLOP, is an Olympic-related non-profit organization officially established on June 8, 2004, in Lisbon. It was founded by the national Olympic committees of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal and São Tomé and Príncipe; it also includes Equatorial Guinea as an associate member. On April 2006, India and Sri Lanka were admitted also as associate members, based on their common historical past with Portugal.
  The Portuguese-speaking countries are spread through four continents and reach a total population of about 250 million people. Portuguese thus occupies a place among the most spoken languages in the world. The purpose of reinforcing the bonds between these nations and promoting unity and cooperation through sport was the main reason for ACOLOP's creation.
caption: Founding (red) and associate (green) members of the ACOLOP.
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