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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.
Algeria also has a sizeable French-language press. [51] A 2014 report published by the National Assembly of France describes it as the most important French-speaking country after France. [51] Nevertheless, Algeria is not a member of the Francophonie. [51] On social media, French was used on Facebook by 76% of Algerians in 2014. [52]
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.
Note that Bermuda is a member nation of the Caribbean Community, though the island nation lies in the North Atlantic Ocean, not in the Caribbean. Other than 13 Caribbean island countries, four continental mainland countries, namely Honduras, Belize, Guyana, and Suriname, have also been included in the following table (by United Nations geoscheme).
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.
Algeria is the second largest Francophone country in the world in terms of speakers. [24] In 2008, 11.2 million Algerians (33%) could read and write in French. [25] The 1963 and 1976 constitutions do not mention Berber and French. The PCGN stated "official attitudes towards both Berber and French have been largely negative". [12]
Algeria, [e] officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, [f] is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.It is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia; to the east by Libya; to the southeast by Niger; to the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara; to the west by Morocco; and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea.