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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 50 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.
First Carlist War (1833–1840) Location: Spain. Liberals Supported by: France United Kingdom Portugal (from 1834) Carlists Supported by: Portugal (until 1834) French and Liberal victory First Franco-Mexican War (1838–1839) Location: Mexico France: Mexico: French victory Mexican government agrees to pay damages of 600,000 pesos; Uruguayan ...
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.
Less than half feel solidarity with other Francophone countries or consider knowledge of French as essential. [72] Education in primary schools is bilingual in Malagasy and French. The latter is used as medium of education for mathematics and scientific subjects. French is the language of instruction in secondary and tertiary education. [83]
Nonetheless, La Francophonie spends ten times as much money per inhabitant as the Commonwealth (€0.30 cf. €0.03), reflecting France's dedication to promoting Francophonie relations. [ 2 ] Twelve countries are full members of both La Francophonie and the Commonwealth ( Cameroon , Canada , Cyprus , Dominica , Gabon , Ghana , Mauritius ...
Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO. French Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relation with Slovakia Slovenia: France has an embassy in Ljubljana. [247] Slovenia has an embassy in Paris. Since 1999, Slovenia is an observer on the Francophonie. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.