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List of countries where French is an official language

The following is a list of the 31 countries where French is an official language. Note that in most of these countries, French is not the only (official) language, and therefore the population does not demonstrate the number of French-speakers.

Nr. Country Continent # Population
# - World 335,000,000
1.  France Europe 63,213,894
2.  Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa 60,764,490
3.  Canada North America 33,199,000
4.  Madagascar Africa 18,040,341
5 .  Côte d'Ivoire Africa 17,298,040
6.  Cameroon Africa 16,322,000
7.  Burkina Faso Africa 13,491,736
8.  Niger Africa 12,162,856
9 .  Senegal Africa 11,706,498
10.  Mali Africa 11,415,261
11.  Belgium Europe 10,364,388
12.  Chad Africa 9,657,069
13.  Guinea Africa 9,452,670
14.  Rwanda Africa 8,440,820
15.  Haiti Caribbean 8,121,622
16.  Burundi Africa 7,795,426
17.  Benin Africa 7,649,360
18.  Switzerland Europe 7,489,370
19.  Togo Africa 5,153,088
20.  Central African Republic Africa 4,237,703
21.  Republic of the Congo Africa 3,602,269
22.  Gabon Africa 1,394,307
23.  Comoros Africa 671,247
24.  Equatorial Guinea Africa 529,034
25.  Djibouti Africa 476,703
26.  Luxembourg Europe 468,571
27.  Vanuatu Oceania 205,754
28.  Seychelles Africa 81,188
29.  Monaco Europe 32,409

In addition to this, the State of the City of the Vatican lets itself register as a French-speaking country in the international organisations with which it has relationships.[citation needed] Similarly, the union territory Puducherry in Tamilnadu, India has one of its official language as French and its status was preserved by Traité de Cession signed by India and France on 28 May 1956.

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Dependent entities

The four overseas regions of France (régions d'outre-mer, or ROM): Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, and Réunion, have the same status as metropolitan France and are not listed here. (Analogous to the state of Hawaii having the same status as a continental US state).

Nr. Country Continent # Population Status
1.  Louisiana North America 4,468,976 State of United States
2. Pondicherry Asia 973,829 Union Territory of India
3. French Polynesia Oceania 259,596 Overseas Collectivity of France
4. New Caledonia Oceania 240,400 Overseas Collectivity of France
5. Mayotte Africa 186,452 Overseas Collectivity of France
6.  Aosta Valley Europe 123,978 Autonomous region of Italy
7.  Jersey Europe 90,812 British Crown dependency
8.  Guernsey Europe 65,228 British Crown dependency
9.  Saint Martin North America 33,102 Overseas Collectivity of France
10.  Wallis and Futuna Oceania 15,480 Overseas Collectivity of France
11.  Saint Barthélemy North America 8,450 Overseas Collectivity of France
12.  Saint Pierre and Miquelon North America 6,125 Overseas Collectivity of France

Countries where French is commonly used but not official

Nr. Country Continent # Population
1.  Morocco Africa 33,757,175
2.  Algeria Africa 33,333,216
3.  Tunisia Africa 10,102,000
4.  Lebanon Asia 4,196,453
5.  Mauritania Africa 3,069,000
6.  Mauritius Africa 1,256,739
7.  Andorra Europe 71,822

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See also

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