Flag of the Francophonie
Officially Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
What the flag looks like
A white field with a ring of five curved segments in the center, colored green, purple, red, blue and yellow clockwise from the top.
What it means
The five colored arcs stand for the five continents where French-speaking countries are found.
How to remember it
The Francophonie
is one ring broken into five colored arcs on white, a single circle where the Olympics
link five.
Fun facts
- The emblem began as the logo of the 1987 summit in Quebec City and was made permanent on a proposal from Niger.
- The OIF's roots go back to the Agency for Cultural and Technical Co-operation, founded in Niamey in 1970.
Francophonie at a glance
- Founded
- 1970
- Headquarters
- Paris
- Headquarters
- Paris
- Region
- Founded 1970
- Languages
- French
- Flag adopted
- 1987
Flags often confused with the Francophonie
- Olympics: The Francophonie and the Olympic flag are both white with five colored circles or arcs. The Olympics have five whole interlocking rings in two rows; the Francophonie has a single ring broken into five colored arcs.