International Basketball Federation
an international body that brings together all national basketball federations, in charge of deciding basketball rules, disseminating basketball and organising international competitions
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Summary
International Basketball Federation is a basketball association[1]. It draws 4,342 Wikipedia views per month (basketball association category, ranking #5 of 25).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Global Association of International Sports Federations[3], Association of Summer Olympic International Federations[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mies[5]
- Country: Switzerland[6]
- Instance of: international sport governing body[7]
- Founder: Argentine Basketball Confederation[8], Czechoslovak Basketball Federation[9], Hellenic Basketball Federation[10], Italian Basketball Federation[11], Latvia Basketball Association[12], Portuguese Basketball Federation[13], Romanian Basketball Federation[14], Swiss Basketball[15]
- Headquarters location: Mies[16]
- Postal code: 1295[17]
- Commons category: FIBA[18]
- Inception: June 18, 1932[19]
- Coordinate location: 46.29613888888889, 6.1664[20]
- Sport: basketball[21]
- Separated from: International Amateur Handball Federation[22]
- Official website: https://www.fiba.basketball[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:FIBA[24]
- Director / manager: Sheikh Saud Ali Al-Thani[25]
- Replaces: International Amateur Handball Federation[26]
- Topic has template: Template:FIBA profile[27]
- Motto text: We Are Basketball[28]
- Related Wikidata property: P8712[29]
- Different from: FIBA[30]
- Position held by head of the organization: FIBA President[31]
- Operating area: worldwide[32]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[33]
- Street address: route de Suisse, 1295 Mies[34]
- Social media followers: 437,980[35], 1,190,000[36], 471,868[37], 1,380,000[38], 497,364[39], 1,820,000[40], 2,420,000[41], 2,700,000[42], 582,091[43], 2,980,000[44]
Why It Matters
International Basketball Federation has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]