Flag of the Organisation International de la Francophonie.
And that's not a typo. It's Fraconphonie.
Roughly speaking, that the countries and cultures that speak French, and this is their international organization's day. There are 88 entities in the organization, reflecting the heritage from the day when the lingua franca really was the language of the Francs.
Some of the members are surprising, not because the French weren't there and left their language, but because the post World War Two history of French departure from their colonial lands wasn't really a very happy one. People must have gotten over it, however, as, for example, Vietnam is a member. Most of France's former colonies are. Algeria, however, is not.
Greece is, which would suggest that membership may be a bit broader than language alone.
Well, tres bien.
Roughly speaking, that the countries and cultures that speak French, and this is their international organization's day. There are 88 entities in the organization, reflecting the heritage from the day when the lingua franca really was the language of the Francs.
Some of the members are surprising, not because the French weren't there and left their language, but because the post World War Two history of French departure from their colonial lands wasn't really a very happy one. People must have gotten over it, however, as, for example, Vietnam is a member. Most of France's former colonies are. Algeria, however, is not.
Greece is, which would suggest that membership may be a bit broader than language alone.
Well, tres bien.
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