Even More Serious Facts
- French is a Romance language spoken today by about 175 million people around the world as a mother tongue or fluent second language, with significant populations in 54 countries.
- French is an official language of the United Nations.
- French is the only language other than English spoken on five continents.
- French is one of the official language of the Red Cross.
- French-speaking Africa represents an area larger than the USA.
- Over 20,000 English words have their origins in French.
Why learn French? Check out:
http://www.ius.edu/french/FrenchFacts.html
