Headquarters is located in Washington, the capital of the United States.

According to an article published by the People's Bank of China, the International Monetary Fund is a multilateral cooperation organization established by the United Nations system specifically to promote international monetary and financial cooperation and with voluntary participation by sovereign states. It was established at the end of 1945 in accordance with the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund (hereinafter referred to as the "Articles of the Fund") adopted by the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference held in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA in July 1944. There are currently 185 member states (as of 2007) and the headquarters is located in Washington, the capital of the United States.