 The institute focus on the Portuguese-speaking African countries (Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe, known in Portuguese by the acronym PALOP) and East Timor.In 2009 these countries absorbed 66% of the bilateral aid disbursed by IPAD (131 million euros).The same year, the institute disbursed a total of approximately 368 million euros in bilateral and multilateral aid.