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The Francophonie or Francophone world is the whole body of people and organisations around the world who use the French language regularly for private or public purposes. The term was coined by Onésime Reclus [ 1 ] in 1880 and became important as part of the conceptual rethinking of cultures and geography in the late 20th century.
This is a list of the member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.These governments belong to an international organisation representing countries and regions where French is the first ("mother") or customary language, where a significant proportion of the population are francophones (French speakers) or where there is a notable affiliation with French culture.
French is also the second most geographically widespread language in the world after English, with about 60 countries and territories having it as a de jure or de facto official, administrative, or cultural language. [1] The following is a list of sovereign states and territories where French is an official or de facto language.
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.
This category lists countries and territories where French is used as either a first or native language or an official language The main article for this category is Francophonie . See also: Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
2 (English) Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs Pasig, Philippines FIRS: 2 (English) Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports Rome, Italy FIS: 3 (English, German) Fédération Internationale de Ski Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland FISA: 2 (English) Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron Lausanne, Switzerland FITA: 2 ...
01:36, 2 November 2023: 2,560 × 1,314 (1.28 MB) Salvabl: The standard on Wikipedia's world maps is the existence of a border between Morocco and Western Sahara, which is in accordance with the internationally recognized Moroccan borders. Therefore, the fact that French is a widely used language in Morocco is insufficient reason in this case.
The countries of the French-speaking world also include several emerging countries, notably in West and Central Africa, which are experiencing rapid economic growth. Other areas where French is historically or officially spoken include so called " developed countries " like parts of the United States (particularly Louisiana , New Hampshire ...