French around the World

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French Spoken Around the World

Countries where French is a National Language

  • Belgium
  • Benin
  • Burkina-Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Djibouti
  • France
  • Gabon
  • Guinea
  • Haiti
  • Ivory Coast
  • Luxembourg
  • Madagascar
  • Mali
  • Monaco
  • Niger
  • Republic of Congo
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Switzerland
  • Togo
  • Vanuatu

Countries where French is a prominent language (members of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie)

  • Bulgaria
  • Cambodia
  • Cape Verde
  • Dominica
  • Egypt
  • Equitorial Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Laos
  • Lebanon
  • Morocco
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Moldova
  • Romania
  • Saint-Lucia
  • Sao-Tomé et Principe
  • Tunisia
  • Vietnam