Claim: France is a member of the intergovernmental Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Evidence: It is also a member of the Group of 7 , North Atlantic Treaty Organization -LRB- NATO -RRB- , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development -LRB- OECD -RRB- , the World Trade Organization -LRB- WTO -RRB- , and La Francophonie.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development -LRB- OECD -RRB- -LRB- Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques , OCDE -RRB- is an intergovernmental economic organisation with 35 member countries , founded in 1960 to stimulate economic progress and world trade.