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La Francophonie

La Francophonie , a French language French language

French is the third-largest of the Romance languages [i] in terms of number of native speakers, after Spanish [i] ... 

 term coined in 1880 by French geographer On?sime Reclus, brother of Elis?e Reclus, to designate the community of people and countries using French French language

French is the third-largest of the Romance languages [i] in terms of number of native speakers, after Spanish [i] ... 

, is an international organisation of French-speaking Francophone

A Francophone is a person who is able to speak the French language [i]. ... 

 countries and governments. Fifty-three states and governments are members of the organisation, four others are associate members, and ten additional states are invited observers of its Summits. Few of the member states are majority French-speaking aside from France, its overseas possessions and sub-national members.

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The Francophonie flag, symbolising the five continents, was adopted in 1987 on Niger's suggestion
Official languages French French language

French is the third-largest of the Romance languages [i] in terms of number of native speakers, after Spanish [i] ... 

Executive Secretariat Abdou Diouf Abdou Diouf

Abdou Diouf was the second president [i] of Senegal [i], serving from 1981 [i] ... 

Established 1970.
Member states 49
Headquarters Paris Paris

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, France France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country [i] whose metropolitan territory [i] ... 

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La Francophonie , a French language French language

French is the third-largest of the Romance languages [i] in terms of number of native speakers, after Spanish [i] ... 

 term coined in 1880 by French geographer Onésime Reclus, brother of Elisée Reclus Élisée Reclus

lise Reclus was a French [i] geographer [i] and anarchist [i].
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, to designate the community of people and countries using French French language

French is the third-largest of the Romance languages [i] in terms of number of native speakers, after Spanish [i] ... 

, is an international organisation of French-speaking Francophone

A Francophone is a person who is able to speak the French language [i].
... 

 countries and governments. Fifty-three states and governments are members of the organisation, four others are associate members, and ten additional states are invited observers of its Summits. Few of the member states are majority French-speaking aside from France, its overseas possessions and sub-national members. In several other member states French functions as a common language. In several others French has little current presence and the links are mainly historical and cultural.

In addition to referring to the international organisation, La Francophonie may also be used to reference the worldwide community of those people whose native language or second language is French .

Unlike some similar organisations such as the Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, usually known as the Commonwealth, is a voluntary association [i] of ... 

, La Francophonie does not have in its stated aims the promotion of democracy Democracy

Democracy is a form of government [i] for a nation state, or for an organiz ... 

 and human rights Human rights

Human rights refers to the concept of human beings [i] as having universal rights [i], or status, regard ... 

. This has led to some criticism as several of the member states have a poor record when it comes to the protection of human rights and the practice of democracy; a proposed measure to impose sanctions on such countries was debated at least twice but was not approved.

The modern Francophonie was created in 1970. Its motto is égalité, complémentarité, solidarité , harking of France France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country [i] whose metropolitan territory [i] ... 

's motto Liberté, égalité, fraternité

Libert, galit, fraternit, French [i] for "Liberty [i], equality [i],... 

. Started as a small club of Northern French-speaking countries, it has since evolved into an important international organisation whose numerous branches cooperate with the organisation's member states in the fields of culture, science, economy, justice, and peace.

Structure

L'Organisation internationale de la Francophonie has an observer status at the UN General Assembly United Nations General Assembly

The United Nations General Assembly is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations [i] ... 

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  • 20 Mar 1970 :Agency for Cultural and Technical Co-operation .
  • 4 Dec 1995 :Intergovernmental Agency of the Francophonie.
  • Dec 1998 :International Organization of the Francophonie .

Executive Secretariat

  • Boutros Boutros-Ghali : 16 Nov 1997 - 31 Dec 2002 .
  • Abdou Diouf Abdou Diouf

    Abdou Diouf was the second president [i] of Senegal [i], serving from 1981 [i] ... 

      : 1 Jan 2003 - current .

Summits

Summits of the Francophonie are held every two years, at which time the leaders of the member states have an opportunity to meet and develop strategies and goals for the organisation.

Past Summits:

  • Paris Paris

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, France France

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  • Quebec City Quebec City

    Quebec City or Qubec* [i] is the capital [i] of the Canadian [i] ... 

    , Canada Canada

    Canada is the world's second-largest [i] country by total area, occupying most ... 

  • Dakar Dakar

    Dakar is the capital city [i] of Senegal [i], located on the Cape Verde Peninsula [i], on the c... 

    , Senegal Senegal

    Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sngal River [i] in western Africa [i] ... 

  • Paris Paris

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, France France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country [i] whose metropolitan territory [i] ... 


  • Mauritius Mauritius

    Mauritius... 

  • Cotonou Cotonou

    Cotonou is the economic capital of Benin [i], as well as its largest city. ... 

    , Benin Benin

    This article deals with the independent country of Benin, which should not be confused with the Kingdom of Benin [i] ... 

  • Hanoi Hanoi

    Hanoi , estimated population 3,083,800 , is the capital [i] of Vietnam [i]. ... 

    , Vietnam Vietnam

    Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is a country in Southeast Asia [i]. ... 

  • Moncton Moncton, New Brunswick

    Moncton is the second largest city in the Canadian [i] province of New Brunswick [i] and lies at ... 

    , Canada Canada

    Canada is the world's second-largest [i] country by total area, occupying most ... 

  • Beirut Beirut

    Beirut is the capital [i], largest city [i], and chief seaport [i] of Lebanon [i]. ... 

    , Lebanon Lebanon

    Lebanon, officially the Lebanese democratic Republic , is a small, largely mountainous [i] country ... 

  • Ouagadougou Ouagadougou

    Ouagadougou is the capital [i] of Burkina Faso [i]. ... 

    , Burkina Faso Burkina Faso

    Burkina Faso is a landlocked [i] nation in West Africa [i]. ... 




The next summit will be held in 2006 in Bucharest Bucharest

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, Romania Romania

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Ministerial conferences


Permanent council

The Permanent Council of the Francophonie consists of Ambassadors of the member countries, and, like the ministers conferences, its main task is to plan future summits and also to supervise the implementation of summit decisions on a day-to-day basis.

Intergovernmental agency

The Intergovernmental Agency of the Francophonie is the main operator of the cultural, scientific, technical, economic and legal cooperation programs decided at the Summits. The Agency's headquarters are in Paris and it has three regional branches in Libreville, Gabon Gabon


Gabon, officially the Gabonese Republic, is a country in west central Africa [i]. ... 

; Lomé Lomé

Lom, estimated population 700,000 , is the capital [i] of Togo [i].... 

, Togo Togo

Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa [i] bordering Ghana [i] in the ... 

; and Hanoi Hanoi

Hanoi , estimated population 3,083,800 , is the capital [i] of Vietnam [i]. ... 

, Vietnam Vietnam

Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is a country in Southeast Asia [i]. ... 

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Members

The official list of members is available at the . By continent Continent

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:

Europe



North and South America

    • New Brunswick New Brunswick

      New Brunswick , is one of Canada's [i] three Maritime provinces [i], and the only officially bili... 

    • Quebec Quebec

      Quebec, or Qubec in French [i], In 1898, the Canadian Parliament passed the first ... 

    • Ontario Ontario

      Ontario is the most populous and second-largest in area of Canada [i]'s ten provinces [i] ... 

  • French dependencies:
    • Martinique Martinique

      Martinique is an island [i] in the eastern Caribbean Sea [i], having a total area of 1,128 km. ... 

    • Guadeloupe Guadeloupe

      Guadeloupe is an archipelago [i] located in the eastern Caribbean Sea [i] at , with a total area of 1,78 ... 

    • French Guiana French Guiana

      French Guiana is an overseas dpartement [i] of France [i], located on the nor ... 

    • St. Pierre-et-Miquelon Saint-Pierre and Miquelon

      Saint-Pierre and Miquelon is a French [i] overseas community [i] consis ... 



Africa


Asia


Oceania


Associate members



Additional states



See also

  • Francophone Francophone

    A Francophone is a person who is able to speak the French language [i].

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  • French colonial empire French colonial empires

    France [i] had colonial [i] possessions, in various forms, since the beginning of the 17th century [i] ... 

  • Agence de coopération culturelle et technique
  • Minister responsible for La Francophonie
  • Jeux de la Francophonie Jeux de la Francophonie

    The Jeux de la Francophonie are a combination of artistic and sporting events for French speaking [i] ... 




  • Colonization of Africa Colonization of Africa

    The colonization of Africa has a long history, the most famous phase being the European Scramble for Africa [i] ... 

  • Cultural diversity
  • Education Education

    Education is the process by which an individual is encouraged and enabled to develop fully his or her in... 




  • Community of Portuguese Language Countries Community of Portuguese Language Countries

    The Community of Portuguese Language Countries is a multilateral forum for mutual friendship between the... 

  • the Latin Union Latin Union

    The Latin Union is an international organization [i] of nations that use a Romance language [i]. ... 

  • Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth of Nations

    The Commonwealth of Nations, usually known as the Commonwealth, is a voluntary association [i] of ... 

  • French in the United States French in the United States

    The French language [i] is spoken as a minority language [i] of the United States [i]. ... 

  • Franco-Canadian relations

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