Universal Esperanto Association

Universal Esperanto Association

Universala Esperanto-Asocio
Logo of UEA
Individual members by country   1-100 members   101-200 members   201-300 members   301-400 members
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	World
Official language	Esperanto
President	Duncan Charters
Vice-President	Fernando Maia
General Director	Martin Schäffer
Key people	Ivo Lapenna
Main organ	Central Committee
Affiliations	UN, UNESCO
Website	UEA.org

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The Universal Esperanto Association (Esperanto: Universala Esperanto-Asocio, UEA), also known as the World 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^[1]La membraro de UEA en 2015, "Esperanto" 1301, april 2016, p. 94</ref> and in official relations with the United Nations. In addition to individual members, 70 national Esperanto organizations are affiliated with UEA. Its current president is Prof. Duncan Charters. 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 also has an office at the United Nations building in New York City.