the portuguese sprachraum or lusosphere or lusophony () is a cultural entity that includes the countries where portuguese is the official language, as well as the portuguese diaspora. it also includes people who may not have any portuguese ancestry but are culturally and linguistically linked to portugal. the community of portuguese language countries or community of portuguese speaking countries (portuguese: "comunidade dos países de língua portuguesa", abbreviated to cplp) is the intergovernmental organisation for friendship among lusophone (portuguese-speaking) nations where portuguese is an official language.