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List of countries and territories where French is an official language

List of countries and territories where French is an official language

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Regions where French is a majority native language

Regions where French is an official or administrative language but not a majority native language

Regions where French is an unofficial secondary language

Regions where French is a minority language[]

French is an official language in 29 independent nations. The following is a list of sovereign states and territories where French is an official or language.

Contents

1 Only official language

1.1 Countries

1.2 Non-sovereign entities

2 Co-official use

2.1 Sovereign states

2.2 National subdivisions

3 Officially recognized status

4 Intergovernmental organizations

5 Countries

6 Dependent entities

7 Minority in other countries

8 See also 9 References

Only official language[edit]

Countries[edit]

List of countries where French is the only official language :

Benin Burkina Faso Congo

DR Congo, the most populated French-speaking country in the world.

Côte d'Ivoire

France (Metropolitan France and Overseas France)

Gabon Guinea Mali Monaco Niger Senegal Togo

Non-sovereign entities[edit]

French Community, Belgium

Geneva, Switzerland Jura, Switzerland

Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Québec, Canada Vaud, Switzerland

Co-official use[edit]

Sovereign states[edit]

In many countries, French is used as a co-official language alongside one or more other languages. List of countries where French is a co-official language :

Countries in the world with French as an official language.

Belgium Burundi Cameroon Canada Chad

Central African Republic

Comoros Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Haiti Luxembourg Madagascar Rwanda Seychelles Switzerland Vanuatu

National subdivisions[edit]

Aosta Valley Bern Brussels Fribourg Jersey New Brunswick

Northwest Territories

Nunavut Ontario Quebec Puducherry[1] Valais Wallonia Yukon

Officially recognized status[edit]

List of countries and dependencies that grant certain constitutional rights to the French language :

Guernsey Lebanon Mauritius Louisiana

Intergovernmental organizations[edit]

The Francophonie flag flying at the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa.

French is an official language, mostly in conjunction with English, of 36 international organisations. These include :

Francophonie United Nations

International Olympic Committee

European Union African Union NATO

World Trade Organization

Council of Europe

Countries[edit]

This table shows the total populations of the countries, not the number of French speakers (some of these countries such as Canada have a majority that do not speak French).

No. Country Continent Population[2]

1.  DR Congo Africa 105,044,646

2.  France Europe 68,051,000

3.  Canada North America 38,653,740

4.  Madagascar Africa 24,235,400

5.  Cameroon Africa 23,345,200

6.  Côte d'Ivoire Africa 22,701,600

7.  Niger Africa 19,899,100

8.  Burkina Faso Africa 18,105,600

9.  Mali Africa 17,599,700

10.  Senegal Africa 15,129,300

11.  Chad Africa 14,037,500

12.  Guinea Africa 12,608,600

13.  Rwanda Africa 11,607,700

14.  Belgium Europe 11,358,357

15.  Burundi Africa 11,178,900

16.  Benin Africa 10,879,800

17.  Haiti Caribbean 10,711,100

18.  Switzerland Europe 8,510,000

19.  Togo Africa 7,304,600

20.  Central African Republic Africa 4,900,300

21.  Congo Africa 4,620,300

22.  Gabon Africa 1,725,300

23.  Equatorial Guinea Africa 1,221,490

24.  Djibouti Africa 887,861

25.  Comoros Africa 795,601

26.  Luxembourg Europe 602,900

27.  Vanuatu Oceania 264,652

28.  Seychelles Africa 92,900

29.  Monaco Europe 38,731

Dependent entities[edit]

Nr. Entity Continent Population Status

1.  French Polynesia Oceania 284,060 Overseas collectivity of France

2.  New Caledonia Oceania 267,000 Collectivity of France with special status

3.  Aosta Valley Europe 128,000 Autonomous region of Italy

4.  Saint-Martin North America 37,264 Overseas collectivity of France

5.  Wallis and Futuna Oceania 15,289 Overseas collectivity of France

6.  Saint-Barthélemy North America 9,131 Overseas collectivity of France

7.  Saint-Pierre and Miquelon North America 5,888 Overseas collectivity of France

8.  Clipperton North America 0 Minor territory of France directly held by the government

9.  French Southern and Antarctic Lands Africa and Antarctica 0 Overseas collectivity of France

Note: Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana and Mayotte are classified as overseas regions of France and are thus not a part of this list.

Source : en.wikipedia.org

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Q: In which countries of the world is Spanish the official language?

A: Spanish is the official language in 21 countries and a significant minority language in four more territories, including the United States.

Q: Arabic is spoken predominantly in how many countries?

A: Arabic is an official language in 22 sovereign states.

Q: How many French-speaking countries are there?

A: French is the official language in 29 countries and in all French overseas regions and departments.

Q: Is there a list of countries where English is spoken.

A: On this page is a list of English-speaking nations and territories (see below).

Q: In which countries is Portuguese spoken?

A: There are ten countries where Portuguese is the official language.

Q: What is the most widely spoken language in the world?

A: Mandarin Chinese is the language with the most native speakers, followed by English.

Below is a list of countries by mega languages or world languages, the most spoken languages in the world.

Chinese Speaking Countries and Territories

Chinese-speaking Countries in Asia

List of countries where Chinese is spoken or where Chinese is a widely spoken language.

China Hong Kong Macau

Tibet (Tibet Autonomous Region within PR China) Singapore Taiwan (Republic of China)

Countries with a significant number of Chinese speaking population (more than 5 million)

Indonesia (Java and Bali) Peninsular Malaysia Thailand

The Chinese word for Mandarin (Pǔtōnghuà) in Chinese characters (hanzi).

Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin is the official language of China. Taiwanese Mandarin is the official language in Taiwan, and it is generally mutually intelligible with Standard Chinese.

Cantonese and Mandarin are two varieties of the Chinese language. They share the same script of non-alphabetic characters (logograms), but the spoken languages are not mutually intelligible.

Mandarin is based on the Beijing dialect and spoken in most of Northern and Southwestern China.

Cantonese is a variety of Chinese originating from the city of Guangzhou (Canton) and spoken in the Pearl River Delta, Hong Kong, and Macau.

English Speaking Countries and Territories

English-speaking Countries

English is one of the West Germanic Indo-European languages, it is the language of England, although Norman French and Latin influenced its vocabulary.

List of countries and regions where English is the national, the primary language, or is spoken by a significant portion of the population. The majority of states where English is an official language are former colonies of the British Empire.

United Kingdom England (see UK) Scotland

Wales Northern Ireland Ireland

Gibraltar Malta Cyprus

English is an official language in several African countries. It is the primary or majority language only in

Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.

Botswana

English is the official language; however, Setswana is the first language. Cameroon

French is by far the most understood language (by more than 80%). The Gambia

The main languages are Mandinka, Fula, and Wolof. English is the language of education and business.

Ghana

English is the official language and lingua franca in Ghana. French is widely taught. Akan is the primary native language and most commonly spoken throughout the country. Ghana's government wants to make French the second official language of the country. [1]

Kenya

Official languages are English and Swahili. Lesotho

Basotho is the country's primary language.

Liberia

English varieties serve as the lingua franca of Liberia. Malawi

The official language is English. The common language is Chichewa, spoken by more than half of the population.

Mauritius

English and French are common languages of Mauritius.

Namibia

The most common language in Namibia is Oshiwambo. The most widely understood language and lingua franca is Afrikaans. Nigeria

Nigeria is a multilingual country. Nigerian English and Nigerian pidgin are spoken by one-third of the Nigerian population as a second language.

Rwanda

The principal language of Rwanda is Kinyarwanda. Official languages are Kinyarwanda, English, French, and Swahili.

Saint Helena

On St. Helena, a variant of English is spoken. Seychelles

Source : www.nationsonline.org

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[US] This or That? - In which of these countries is French an official language? [03-25-2021]

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Log In Sign Up level 1 TheCastro MOD · 1 yr. ago · Stickied comment · edited 1 yr. ago

MOD-US For the love of GOD read the Living Sticky before posting

Complete list from u/David-el the last time this was a quiz.

In Alphabetical Order. (Now includes Countries and Dependent entities)

Aosta Valley Belgium Benin Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Canada

Central African Republic

Chad Clipperton Comoros Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Djibouti Equatorial Guinea France French Polynesia

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Gabon Guinea Haiti Ivory Coast Luxembourg Madagascar Mali Monaco New Caledonia Niger Rwanda Saint-Barthélemy Saint-Martin

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon

Senegal Seychelles Switzerland Togo Vanuatu Wallis and Futuna

Edit: added to the Living Sticky

Vote 1 more reply level 1 Moosengoose2 · 1 yr. ago · edited 1 yr. ago • Monaco • Niger • Djibuti • Equatorial Guinea • Gabón 16 level 2 Platano_RD OP · 1 yr. ago · edited 1 yr. ago US-🎮

Added Djibuti, Equatorial Guinea and Gabón to the list, thanks for sharing.

9 level 1 Bowdowntomight · 1 yr. ago Ivory Coast 14 level 2 Platano_RD OP · 1 yr. ago US-🎮

Added Ivory Coast to the list, thanks for sharing.

7 level 2 IApocryphonI · 1 yr. ago

TY. This was missing

5 level 1 DURO208 · 1 yr. ago · edited 1 yr. ago

Thanks for this. I also had:

Benin Canada Djibouti Ivory Coast Senegal 10 level 2 Platano_RD OP · 1 yr. ago US-🎮

Added Senegal to the list, thanks for sharing.

8 level 1 SuntinDeet · 1 yr. ago Canada 10 level 2 Platano_RD OP · 1 yr. ago US-🎮

Added Canada to the list, thanks for sharing.

5 level 1 adrenaline4nash · 1 yr. ago

10/10 - thank you! 🙏🏻

6 level 2 Platano_RD OP · 1 yr. ago US-🎮 You're welcome! 5 level 1 SaviourMK2 · 1 yr. ago US- thank you 5 level 2 Platano_RD OP · 1 yr. ago US-🎮 You're welcome! 5 level 1 DaCapo300 · 1 yr. ago Thanks 5 level 2 Platano_RD OP · 1 yr. ago US-🎮 You're welcome! 6 level 1 IIBlittzII · 1 yr. ago

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6 level 2 Platano_RD OP · 1 yr. ago US-🎮 You're welcome! 3 level 1 Platano_RD OP · 1 yr. ago US-🎮

If you see one that is not on the list, please comment to add it and thus continue completing it.

5 level 2 fender-b-bender · 1 yr. ago Madagascar for me 8

Continue this thread

level 2 MatthewDaSmitdog · 1 yr. ago

Vanuatu, Djibouti, New Caledonia, Gabon, Equitorial Guinea, and Niger for me.

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level 1 howdoiuseredditlol · 1 yr. ago Comoros 4 level 2 Platano_RD OP · 1 yr. ago US-🎮

Added Comoros to the list, thanks for sharing.

3 level 1 NoRest4wkd · 1 yr. ago

Much appreciated, 10/10!

3 level 2 Platano_RD OP · 1 yr. ago US-🎮 Thanks. 4 level 1 jim-40000 · 1 yr. ago Thanks again! 3 level 2 Platano_RD OP · 1 yr. ago US-🎮

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