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The term francophonie was invented by Onésime Reclus in 1880: "We also put aside four large countries, Senegal, Gabon, Cochinchina and Cambodia, whose future from a "Francophone" point of view is still very doubtful, except perhaps for Senegal" (in French « Nous mettons aussi de côté quatre grands pays, le Sénégal, le Gabon, la Cochinchine, le Cambodge dont l’avenir au point de vue ...
The Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF; sometimes shortened to La Francophonie, French: La Francophonie [la fʁɑ̃kɔfɔni], [4] [note 3] sometimes also called International Organisation of La Francophonie in English [5]) is an international organization representing where there is a notable affiliation with French language and culture.
7 (English, German, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, Russian) Mouvement international de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge Geneva, Switzerland Interpol: 4 (Arabic, English, Spanish) Interpol Lyon, France IOC: 2 (English) Comité International Olympique Lausanne, Switzerland IOM: 3 (English, Spanish) Organisation Internationale pour les Migration
4. Francisco. The name Francisco means “Frenchman” or “free man.”It is the Spanish cognate of the name Francis. Babies named Francisco are often nicknamed Frank, Frankie, Paco, Paquito ...
Spanish names are the traditional way of identifying, and the official way of registering, a person in Spain. They are composed of a given name (simple or composite) [a] and two surnames (the first surname of each parent). Traditionally, the first surname is the father's first surname, and the second is the mother's first surname.
The Jeux de la Francophonie are open to athletes and artists of the 55 member nations, 3 associate member nations and 12 observer nations of the Francophonie. Canada is represented by three teams: Quebec, New Brunswick (the only officially bilingual Canadian province), and a team representing the remainder of Canada.
The official percentage of French and English speakers is estimated by the Presidency of Cameroon to be 70% and 30% respectively. [ 6 ] Cameroon is a Francophone and Anglophone country, where, as of 2024, 11.957 million (41.17%) out of 29.124 million people speak French.
The French Sprachraum, which also spans the globe, is known as la francophonie. It includes French-speaking Europe ( France , southern Belgium , western Switzerland , Monaco , and Luxembourg ), along with Francophone Africa , Quebec in Canada , parts of the United States ( Louisiana and northern New England ), French Caribbean , and some other ...