French Speaking Countries

French

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1.1 Countries

Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

Rank: 3 (Overall) ▶

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1.3 National Language

France

1.4 Second Language

Africa, Canada

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America

1.6 Minority Language

Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam

1.7 Regulated By

Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française

1.8 Interesting Facts

French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
French is the top language in Culinary Scene.

1.9 Similar To

Italian Language

1.10 Derived From

Latin

French Countries

French is one of the important languages. French countries are the countries where French is used for interaction between citizens and government officials. French countries are the countries where French is main language. In French countries, all the official documents are written in French language. In French speaking countries, various French Dialects are spoken. Each French dialect has it's own pronunciations and words, as a result of these differences, sometimes communication problems arise between speakers from different French speaking countries. Check out detailed information About French Language.

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French national language and French as a Second Language

French speaking countries include both countries with French national language and French as a second language. Check if French language is one of the Most Spoken Languages.

French is national language of France.

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Second Language is a non-native language of the speaker, but used in the locality of that person.

French is second language of Africa, Canada.

The French countries mentioned under French Speaking countries are the countries where majority of people speak French language.

French as minority language

Countries with French as minority language are also included in French speaking countries.

French is spoken as minority language in Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam.

Along with French speaking countries check out French speaking population. The language spoken by minority of the population of a territory is called minority language.

Continent wise French speaking countries mainly lie in Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America.

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French Regulator and Facts

Many world languages have one or more language regulators. The bodies that regulate standard languages are usually called language academies. Official organizations that regulate French language are French regulators. French is regulated by Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française. The regulatory bodies of French lie in French speaking countries. Some of the interesting facts of French: