Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
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The Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF; sometimes shortened to the Francophonie, French: La Francophonie [la fʁɑ̃kɔfɔni],[3][note 3] 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.
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie | |||||||
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Motto "Égalité, complémentarité, solidarité"[1] "Equality, complementarity, solidarity" | |||||||
Headquarters | Paris, France | ||||||
Official language | French | ||||||
Membership | 54 full members[2]
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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 | $18.28 trillions | ||||||
Website www | |||||||
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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.