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Organisation internationale de la Francophonie

This article is about the organisation. For the speakers of French, see Francophonie.
"Francosphere" redirects here. For the geography of francophones, see Geographical distribution of French speakers.

Organisation internationale
de la Francophonie
Flag of Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
Flag
Logo of Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
Logo
Anthem: "Ode to Joy" (orchestral)
Motto
"Égalité, complémentarité, solidarité"[1]
"Equality, complementarity, solidarity"
  National members
  Regional members
  Associated members
  Suspended members
  Observers
HeadquartersParis, France
Official languageFrench
Membership
54 full members [2]
Leaders
• Secretary-General
Louise Mushikiwabo
• APF General Secretary
Jacques Krabal
• APF President
François Paradis
Establishment
• Conference of Niamey
20 March 1970
(as ACCT)
• Conference of Hanoi
14–16 November 1997
(as La Francophonie)
Area
• Total
28,223,185 km2 (10,897,033 sq mi)
Population
• 2016 estimate
1 billion
• Density
36/km2 (93.2/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)2023 estimate
• Total
Increase$18.28 trillions
Website
www.francophonie.org
  1. Deliberately alluding to France's motto.
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The Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF; sometimes shortened to the Francophonie, French: La Francophonie [la fʁɑ̃kɔfɔni],[3][note 1] sometimes also called International Organisation of La Francophonie in English[4]) is an international organization representing countries and regions where French is a lingua franca or customary language, where a significant proportion of the population are francophones (French speakers), or where there is a notable affiliation with French culture.

The organization comprises 88 member states and governments; of these, 54 states and governments are full members, 7 are associate members and 27 are observers. The term francophonie (with a lowercase "f"), or francosphere (often capitalized in English), also refers to the global community of French-speaking peoples,[5] comprising a network of private and public organizations promoting equal ties among countries where French or Belgian people or France or Belgium played a significant historical role, culturally, militarily, or politically.

The modern organisation was created in 1970. Its motto is égalité, complémentarité, solidarité ("equality, complementarity, and solidarity"),[1] a deliberate allusion to France's motto liberté, égalité, fraternité. Starting as a small group of French-speaking countries, the Francophonie has since evolved into a global organization whose numerous branches cooperate with its member states in the fields of culture, science, economy, justice, and peace.

  1. ^ a b Brochure: L'Institut de l’énergie et de l'environnement de la Francophonie. Archived 6 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. (IEPF Archived 3 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine). Accessed 22 January 2009.
  2. ^ "88 États et gouvernements – Organisation internationale de la Francophonie". 1 November 2018. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Atlas of Canada: The Francophonie". Archived from the original on 26 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Welcome to the International Organisation of La Francophonie's website". Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  5. ^ FRANCOPHONIE 18 March 2006. Archived 6 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Radio France International.


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