Purpose: The IMF was created to promote international monetary cooperation, to facilitate the expansion and balanced growth of international trade, to promote exchange stability, to assist in the establishment of a multilateral system of payments and to make loans to member nations under times of difficulty.

Date of Origin: December 27, 1945

Original Membership: 29 countries

Current Membership: 182 countries

Address: External Relations Department
International Monetary Fund
Washington, D.C. 20431 U.S.A.
Telephone: 202-623-7300
Fax: 202-623-6278