Russian and French Speaking countries

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

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

432

0 46

1.3 National Language

Russia

France

1.4 Second Language

Afganistan

Africa, Canada

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia, Europe

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

1.6 Minority Language

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam

1.7 Regulated By

Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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

1.8 Interesting Facts

In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.

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

Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages

Italian Language

1.10 Derived From

Proto-Slavic Vocabulary

Latin

Russian vs French Countries

Comparing Russian vs French countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Russian and French languages.

Russian Speaking Countries: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan.
French Speaking 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.

So we find that, total number of countries where Russian is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where French is official language is 32

Find if Russian and French are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Russian and French speaking countries will give you the presence of Russian and French languages in different countries. Along with Russian vs French countries, you can also compare Russian vs French.

Russian and French as Minority Language

In Russian and French speaking countries you will get the countries which have Russian and French as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
French as minority language: Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam.

If you want to compare Russian and French dialects, then you can go to Russian vs French Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Russian and French Regulators

Russian and French speaking countries provide you Russian and French regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences regulates Russian language.French is regulated by Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française. Also get to learn, Russian and French Language History.

Russian and French Continents

Thinking about Russian and French continents in which Russian and French speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Russian and French. Most of the Russian speaking countries lie in Asia, 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 Russian and French languages:

Russian Interesting Facts:

In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.

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 Russian language was derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary and is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages whereas Russian language is similar to Italian Language and derived from Latin.