2. What is the Francophonie It is an international organisation ( OIF) Its motto is :"equality, complementarity, and solidarity" It comprises 56 members There are some countries who are not members but are French-Speaking (e.g.: Algeria-Israel...)

4. A majority of the world's French- speaking population lives in Africa French is an official language in many African countries French is an official language in many African countries 1 3 2 4 5 6 7 9 8 13 10 11 12 14 15 16 1718 21 20 19 22 23 1 Morocco 2 Algeria 3 Tunisia 4 Mauritania 5 Mali 6 Niger 7 Chad 8 Senegal 9 Burkina 10 Guinea 11 Ivory Cost 12 Togo 13 Benin 14 Cameroon 15 Central African Republic 16 Equatorial Guinea 17 Gabon 18 Congo 19 Democratic Republic of The Congo 20 Rwanda 21 Burundi 22 Djibouti 23 Madagascar 24 Comoros 24 Usually considered Sometimes considered

5. DOM: French overseas department (citizens of France) TOM: French overseas territory (governed by autonomy status)

6. The International day of Francophonie is celebrated the 20 th March every year