From a meeting of four friends in 1905, Rotary International has grown as the first international service organization to a membership of 1.2 million members, in 165 countries, with more than 30,000 clubs in 530 districts.

Of course, it is easy to talk about international character without appreciating the distribution of membership. Fortunately, the Centennial issue of the Rotarian does provide statistics of Rotary membership by world region.

The International Character of Rotary Is a Deep Tradition
First Club Chartered in Each Region

The world map above is from the free clip art collection of Graphic Maps.