Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
  
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
  
National Language
Germany
  
France
  
Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America
  
Africa, Canada
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
  
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
  
Regulated By
Council for German Orthography
  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
  
Interesting Facts
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
  
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
Similar To
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
  
Italian Language
  
Derived From
Albanian Languages
  
Latin
  
German and French as Minority Language
In German and French speaking countries you will get the countries which have German and French as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
- French as minority language: Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam.
If you want to compare German and French dialects, then you can go to German vs French Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
German and French Regulators
German and French speaking countries provide you German and French regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Council for German Orthography regulates German language.French is regulated by Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française. Also get to learn, German and French Language History.
German and French Continents
Thinking about German and French continents in which German and French speaking countries are present. Check out more information on German and French. Most of the German speaking countries lie in Europe. While French speaking countries lie in Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of German and French languages:
German Interesting Facts:
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
French 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.
The German language was derived from Albanian Languages and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages whereas German language is similar to Italian Language and derived from Latin.