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War and Peace

How to cite urls. ^[1]

There was a great amount of writing for this reference. ^[2] Then there was so much for this reference. ^[3] And so on. ^[4] And so forth. ^[4]

Lusophone Africa

The Portuguese-speaking African countries (also referred to as Lusophone Africa) consist of five African countries in which the Portuguese language is an official language: Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe.^[5] Besides having a common language, these former colonies of the Portuguese Empire, share a strong “cultural identity, a similar system of governance and a long tradition of contacts and exchanges amongst themselves”.^[6] In 1992, the five Lusophone African countries formed an interstate organization called PALOP, a colloquial acronym that translates to African Countries of Portuguese Official Language (Portuguese: Países Africanos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa).^[6] The PALOP countries have signed official agreements with Portugal,^[7] European Union^[6] and the United Nations ^[8], and they work together to promote the development of culture and education and the preservation of the Portuguese language.^[5] Together with Portugal and Brazil in 1996, the Portuguese-speaking African countries established the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (Portuguese: Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, abbreviated to CPLP),^[9] which East Timor later joined in 2007. ^[6]

References

1. "Schengen area". Europa web portal. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
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3. Name of author, "Title of article", The New York Times, date
4. Perry's Handbook, Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill Co., 1984
5. "PALOP". Eurostat. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
6. "PALOP and Timor Leste: cooperation with Lusophone countries". European External Action Service. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) Retrieved 25 September 2012.
7. "Projecto Apoio ao Desenvolvimento do Sistema Judiciário PIR PALOP". Retrieved 25 September 2012.
8. "Speech of the Ambassador Dulce Maria Pereira, executive secretary to the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries to the General Assembly of the United Nations concerning HIV/AIDS". 25-27 June 2001.United Nations. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
9. "Roundup: Portuguese-Speaking African Countries embrace new era". English People Daily.