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    French is spoken by over 70 million people as a first language, primarily in France, Belgium, Switzerland, and former French colonies in Africa. It is also spoken widely as a second language. French is an official language in 29 countries and territories around the world, including France, Belgium, Canada, and many African nations that were formerly French colonies. The table provided lists these countries and territories along with their populations and estimates of French speakers.

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    French is spoken by over 70 million people as a first language, primarily in France, Belgium, Switzerland, and former French colonies in Africa. It is also spoken widely as a second language. French is an official language in 29 countries and territories around the world, including France, Belgium, Canada, and many African nations that were formerly French colonies. The table provided lists these countries and territories along with their populations and estimates of French speakers.

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    French Language

    Transféré par

    Mistere Lonley
    French is spoken by over 70 million people as a first language, primarily in France, Belgium, Switzerland, and former French colonies in Africa. It is also spoken widely as a second language. French is an official language in 29 countries and territories around the world, including France, Belgium, Canada, and many African nations that were formerly French colonies. The table provided lists these countries and territories along with their populations and estimates of French speakers.

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    French language

    French language, member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the
    Indo-European family of languages (see Romance languages). It is spoken as a first
    language by more than 70 million people, chiefly in France (55 million speakers),
    Belgium (3 million), Switzerland (1.5 million), former French and Belgian
    colonies in Africa (5 million), and Canada (6.5 million). French probably ranks
    next after English as a second tongue. Having served as an international language
    in diplomacy and commerce as well as among educated people during the last few
    centuries, it still enjoys great prestige culturally and is one of the languages used
    officially by the United nations

    Countries where French is an official language

    r.

    Country

    Continent

    Population
    (2008)[2]

    French-speakers Partial-French French-speakers,


    (2005
    speakers (2005 full and partial
    [3]
    estimation)
    estimation)
    combined

    Francophone
    367,428,669 NA
    World

    NA

    162,348,020

    Democratic
    1. Republic of the Africa
    Congo

    66,514,506

    6,080,000

    18,240,000

    24,320,000

    2.

    France

    Europe

    65,057,790

    60,578,6001

    NA

    60,578,600

    3.

    Canada

    North
    America

    33,143,600

    7,741,955

    2,848,745

    10,590,700

    4.

    Madagascar Africa

    20,042,551

    865,000

    2,664,200

    3,529,200

    5.

    Cameroon

    Africa

    18,467,692

    2,950,300

    4,393,100

    7,343,400

    6.

    Cte d'Ivoire Africa

    18,373,060

    12,740,000

    NA

    12,740,000

    15,264,735

    695,000

    NA

    695,000

    7.

    Burkina
    Faso

    Africa

    r.

    Country

    Continent

    Population
    (2008)[2]

    French-speakers Partial-French French-speakers,


    (2005
    speakers (2005 full and partial
    [3]
    estimation)
    estimation)
    combined

    8.

    Niger

    Africa

    13,272,679

    1,260,000

    NA

    1,260,000

    9.

    Senegal

    Africa

    12,853,259

    1,170,000

    2,457,000

    3,627,000

    10.

    Mali

    Africa

    12,324,029

    1,107,000

    NA

    1,107,000

    11.

    Rwanda

    Africa

    10,473,282

    609,000

    174,000

    783,000

    12.

    Belgium

    Europe

    10,403,951

    4,300,000

    2,000,000

    6,300,000

    13.

    Guinea

    Africa

    10,211,437

    2,000,000

    4,000,000

    6,000,000

    14.

    Chad

    Africa

    10,111,337

    1,940,000

    NA

    1,940,000

    15.

    Haiti

    North
    America

    8,924,553

    5,664,000

    5,622,500

    6,286,500

    16.

    Burundi

    Africa

    8,691,005

    390,000

    234,000

    624,000

    17.

    Benin

    Africa

    8,294,941

    739,200

    1,402,800

    2,142,000

    18.

    Switzerland Europe

    7,581,520

    1,509,600

    2,072,000

    3,582,120

    19.

    Togo

    Africa

    5,858,673

    2,000,000

    NA

    2,000,000

    20.

    Central
    Africa
    African Republic

    4,434,873

    945,000

    NA

    945,000

    21.

    Republic of
    Africa
    the Congo

    3,903,318

    1,200,000

    1,200,000

    2,400,000

    22.

    Gabon

    Africa

    1,485,832

    1,200,000

    NA

    1,200,000

    23.

    Comoros

    Africa

    731,775

    312,200

    NA

    312,200

    Africa

    616,459

    100,000

    200,000

    300,000

    24.

    Equatorial
    Guinea

    r.

    Country

    25.

    Djibouti

    26.

    Continent

    Africa

    Population
    (2008)[2]

    French-speakers Partial-French French-speakers,


    (2005
    speakers (2005 full and partial
    [3]
    estimation)
    estimation)
    combined

    506,221

    159,800

    159,800

    Luxembourg Europe

    486,006

    430,000

    20,000

    450,000

    27.

    Vanuatu

    Oceania

    215,446

    99,000

    NA

    99,000

    28.

    Seychelles

    Africa

    82,247

    4,000

    44,000

    48,000

    29.

    Monaco

    Europe

    32,796

    23,400

    NA

    23,400

    Countries where French is an official language


    Dependent entities where French is an official language
    Nr.

    Entity

    1.

    Pondicherry

    2.

    Continent
    Asia

    Population

    Status

    973,829

    Union Territory of India

    French Polynesia Oceania

    267,000

    Overseas Collectivity of France

    3.

    New Caledonia

    Oceania

    224,824

    Overseas Collectivity of France

    4.

    Aosta Valley

    Europe

    128,000

    Autonomous region of Italy

    5.

    Jersey

    Europe

    91,533

    British Crown dependency

    6.

    Guernsey

    Europe

    65,726

    British Crown dependency

    7.

    Saint Martin

    North America 29,376

    8.

    Wallis and Futuna Oceania

    Saint Barthlemy North America 7,492

    16,448

    Overseas Collectivity of France


    Overseas Collectivity of France
    Overseas Collectivity of France

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