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| Motto "Égalité, complémentarité, solidarité"[1] "Equality, complementarity, solidarity" | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
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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 or the French Commonwealth in English[4][5]) is an international organization representing territories and sovereign countries 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. It is considered the successor of the French colonial empire, after the de facto end of the French Community in late 1960.
The organization comprises 88 member countries and governments; of these, 54 countries 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,[6] 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 organisation was created on 20 March 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. Its mission is to promote the French language and cultural and linguistic diversity, promote peace, democracy and human rights, and support education, research, and cooperative development. It is an observer of the United Nations.[7]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "88 États et gouvernements – Organisation internationale de la Francophonie". 1 November 2018. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Atlas of Canada: The Francophonie". Archived from the original on 26 February 2014.
- ^ Paris, Adam Sage (18 February 2024). "Irish join French 'commonwealth' to boost influence". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Welcome to the International Organisation of La Francophonie's website". Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ FRANCOPHONIE 18 March 2006. Archived 6 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Radio France International.
- ^ United Nations General Assembly Session 33 Resolution 18. A/RES/33/18 Retrieved 23 September 2010.
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