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The 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie
Jeux de la Francophonie
The Jeux de la Francophonie are a combination of artistic and sporting events for the Francophonie, mostly French speaking nations, held every four years since 1989, partly as a counterweight to the Commonwealth Games.-Editions:-Sports:There were four sports...

, also known as V^es Jeux de la Francophonie, (French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

for Francophone Games) were held from December 7-17 2005 in Niamey

Niamey

-Population:While Niamey's population has grown steadily since independence, the droughts of the early 1970s and 1980s, along with the economic crisis of the early 1980s, have propelled an exodus of rural inhabitants to Niger's largest city...

, Niger

Niger

Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...

Sports

†

† = Demonstration of traditional West African style

Cultural

Fairy tale
Fairy tale
A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features such folkloric characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments. However, only a small number of the stories refer to fairies...
Painting
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...

Photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
Poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
Sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...

Song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
Traditional inspiration dance
Folk dance
The term folk dance describes dances that share some or all of the following attributes:*They are dances performed at social functions by people with little or no professional training, often to traditional music or music based on traditional music....

Total

1		33	21	12	66
2		12	12	14	38
3		6	1	7	14
4		4	8	6	18
5		4	6	9	19
6		3	6	10	19
7		3	5	3	11
8		2	3	7	12
9		2	1	1	4
10		2	0	0	2
10		2	0	0	2
12		1	4	6	11
13		1	2	2	5
14		1	1	0	2
15		1	0	2	3
16		1	0	1	2
17		1	0	0	1
18		0	2	2	4
19		0	2	1	3
20		0	1	4	5
21		0	1	2	3
21		0	1	2	3
21		0	1	2	3
24		0	1	1	2
24		0	1	1	2
26		0	1	0	1
27	French Community of Belgium French Community of Belgium The French Community of Belgium is one of the three official communities in Belgium along with the Flemish Community and the German speaking Community. Although its name could suggest that it is a community of French citizens in Belgium, it is not...	0	0	5	1
28		0	0	1	1
28		0	0	1	1
28		0	0	1	1

Sporting events

1		33	20	11	64
2		12	14	14	40
3		6	1	7	14
4		3	8	6	17
5		3	6	9	10
6		3	5	2	10
7		3	3	7	13
8		2	3	6	11
9		2	0	0	2
10		1	4	5	10
11		1	1	1	3
12		1	1	0	2
13		1	0	2	3
14		1	0	0	1
15		0	2	2	4
16		0	1	4	5
17		0	1	2	3
17		0	1	2	3
19		0	1	1	2
19		0	1	1	2
21	French Community of Belgium French Community of Belgium The French Community of Belgium is one of the three official communities in Belgium along with the Flemish Community and the German speaking Community. Although its name could suggest that it is a community of French citizens in Belgium, it is not...	0	0	4	4
22		0	0	1	1
22		0	0	1	1
22		0	0	1	1
22		0	0	1	1
22		0	0	1	1

Cultural events

1		2	1	0	3
2	French Community of Belgium French Community of Belgium The French Community of Belgium is one of the three official communities in Belgium along with the Flemish Community and the German speaking Community. Although its name could suggest that it is a community of French citizens in Belgium, it is not...	1	0	1	2
3		1	0	0	1
3		1	0	0	1
3		1	0	0	1
3		1	0	0	1
7		0	1	1	2
7		0	1	1	2
9		0	1	0	1
9		0	1	0	1
9		0	1	0	1
9		0	1	0	1
13		0	0	1	1
13		0	0	1	1
13		0	0	1	1
13		0	0	1	1

Participation

There were a total of 1287 participants from 44 states and governments at the 2005 Games.

Key:

Nation (number of participants)

French Community of Belgium

The French Community of Belgium is one of the three official communities in Belgium along with the Flemish Community and the German speaking Community. Although its name could suggest that it is a community of French citizens in Belgium, it is not...

(23) (18) (4) (50) (4) (3) (85) (82)
} (8)
} (40) (3) (22) (24) (7) (43)

(44) Dominica

Dominica

Dominica , officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its size is and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of . The Commonwealth...

(15) (5) (131) (18) (37) (7) (38) (17) (7) (7) (NC) (29) (44)

(18) (2) (108) (98) (35) (50) (5) (3) (69) (15) (16) (17) (27) (4)

External links

Jeux de la Francophonie 2005 Photographs from l’Association des Comités Nationaux Olympiques d’Afrique (ACNOA) at the Jeux de la Francophonie 2005

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