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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.
Artibonite (French pronunciation: [aʁtibɔnit]; Haitian Creole: Latibonit) is one of the ten departments of Haiti located in central Haiti. With an area of 4,887 km 2 it is Haiti's largest department. As of 2015, its estimated population was 1,727,524. [3] The region is the country's main rice-growing area.
Haiti's most famous monuments are the Sans-Souci Palace and the Citadelle Laferrière, inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1982. [1] Situated in the Northern Massif de la Hotte, in one of Haiti's National Parks, the structures date from the early 19th century. [2] The buildings were among the first to be built after Haiti's independence from ...
Les Cayes (/ l eɪ ˈ k eɪ, l eɪ ˈ k aɪ / lay K(A)Y, French: [le kaj]), often referred to as Aux Cayes (French: [o kaj]; Haitian Creole: Okay), is a commune and seaport in the Les Cayes Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti, with a population of 71,236. [1]
Léger-Félicité Sonthonax (7 March 1763 – 23 July 1813) was a French abolitionist and Jacobin before joining the Girondist party, which emerged in 1791. During the French Revolution, he controlled 7,000 French troops in Saint-Domingue during part of the Haitian Revolution. [2]
In 2001, the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie facilitated the creation of electronic French-language science journals. [11] Francophone digital campuses were created to support the development of TIC (technologies of information and communication). AUF conducts workshops on the presentation and publication of scientific articles. [12]
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Miragoâne (Haitian Creole: Miragwàn) is a coastal commune in western Haiti and the capital of the Nippes department. It is also the headquarters of the Miragoâne Arrondissement . It is regarded as one of the major ports in the trade in used goods.