Claim: Haiti belongs to two international organizations.

thumb | Flag of the Francophonie   The Organisation internationale de la Francophonie -LRB- OIF -RRB- , generally known as the Francophonie -LRB- La Francophonie -LSB- la fʁɑ̃kɔfɔni -RSB- -RRB- , but also called International Organisation of La Francophonie in English language context , is an international organization representing countries and regions where French is the first -LRB- `` mother '' -RRB- or customary language , where a significant proportion of the population are francophones -LRB- French speakers -RRB- or where there is a notable affiliation with French culture .   The organization comprises 57 member states and governments , three associate members and twenty observers . The term francophonie -LRB- with a lowercase `` f '' -RRB- , or francosphere -LRB- often capitalised in English -RRB- also refers to the global community of French-speaking peoples , comprising a network of private and public organizations promoting equal ties among countries where French people or France played a significant historical role , culturally , militarily or politically .   French geographer Onésime Reclus , brother of Élisée Reclus , coined the word Francophonie in 1880 to refer to the community of people and countries using the French language . Francophonie was then coined a second time by Léopold Sédar Senghor , founder of the Négritude movement , in the review Esprit in 1962 , who assimilated it into Humanism .   The modern organisation was created in 1970 . Its motto is , , -LRB- `` equality , complementarity , and solidarity '' -RRB- , a deliberate allusion to France 's motto liberté , égalité , fraternité . Started as a small club of northern French-speaking countries , the Francophonie has since evolved into a global organization whose numerous branches cooperate with its member states in the fields of culture , science , economy , justice , and peace .