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Universal Esperanto Association

international organization of Esperanto speakers

Key facts

Abbreviation: UEA
Formation: 1908 ( 1908 )
Founder: Hector Hodler
Purpose: promote the use of Esperanto
Headquarters: Central Office
Location: Rotterdam , Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°54′50″N 4°27′52″E / 51.9138°N 4.4644°E / 51.9138; 4.4644
Region served: World
Official language: Esperanto
President: Fernando Maia
Vice president: Seán Ó Riain
General director: Aleks Kadar
Key people: Ivo Lapenna
Main organ: Central Committee
Affiliations: UN , UNESCO
Website: UEA.org

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The World Esperanto Association (Esperanto: Universala Esperanto-Asocio, UEA), also known as the Universal Esperanto Association, is the largest international organization of Esperanto speakers, with 5,501 individual members in 121 countries and 9,215 through national associations (in 2015) in 214 countries. In addition to individual members, 70 national Esperanto organizations are affiliated with UEA. Its current president is Fernando Maia. The magazine Esperanto is the main publication to inform UEA members about everything happening in the Esperanto community.

The UEA was founded in 1908 by the Swiss journalist Hector Hodler and others and is now headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The organization has official relations with the United Nations and has an office at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.