Universal Esperanto Association
Universala Esperanto-Asocio | |
Logo of UEA | |
Individual members by country
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| Abbreviation | UEA |
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| Formation | 1908 |
| Founder | Hector Hodler |
| Purpose | promote the use of Esperanto |
| Headquarters | Central Office |
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| Coordinates | 51°54′50″N 4°27′52″E / 51.9138°N 4.4644°E |
Region | 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.