Though poor and quite small in population, it carries diplomatic weight in Francophone Africa and influence at the UN, where quite a few African governments look to it for a lead on some big votes.
尽管贫穷并且人口不多。但是在非洲法语国家和联合国都具有较大的影响力,很多非洲政府在大问题上都希望它能牵头。