List of countries and territories where French is an official language
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French is an official language in 29 independent nations. The following is a list of sovereign states and territories where French is an official or de facto language.
Countries
This table shows the populations of the countries, not the number of French speakers.
Nr | Country | Continent | Population[1] |
---|---|---|---|
1. | DR Congo | Africa | 84,004,989 |
2. | France | Europe | 67,401,000 |
3. | Canada | North America | 36,879,800 |
4. | Madagascar | Africa | 24,235,400 |
5. | Cameroon | Africa | 23,345,200 |
6. | Ivory Coast | Africa | 22,701,600 |
7. | Niger | Africa | 19,899,100 |
8. | Burkina Faso | Africa | 18,105,600 |
9. | Mali | Africa | 17,599,700 |
10. | Senegal | Africa | 15,129,300 |
11. | Chad | Africa | 14,037,500 |
12. | Guinea | Africa | 12,608,600 |
13. | Rwanda | Africa | 11,607,700 |
14. | Belgium | Europe | 11,358,357 |
15. | Burundi | Africa | 11,178,900 |
16. | Benin | Africa | 10,879,800 |
17. | Haiti | Caribbean | 10,711,100 |
18. | Switzerland | Europe | 8,510,000 |
19. | Togo | Africa | 7,304,600 |
20. | Central African Republic | Africa | 4,900,300 |
21. | Congo | Africa | 4,620,300 |
22. | Gabon | Africa | 1,725,300 |
24. | Equatorial Guinea | Africa | 1,221,490 |
25. | Djibouti | Africa | 887,861 |
23. | Comoros | Africa | 795,601 |
26. | Luxembourg | Europe | 602,900 |
27. | Vanuatu | Oceania | 264,652 |
28. | Seychelles | Africa | 92,900 |
29. | Monaco | Europe | 38,731 |
Total | All countries | World | c. 443 million |
Dependent entities
Nr. | Entity | Continent | Population | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Réunion | Africa | 777,000 | Overseas Department of France |
2. | Guadeloupe | North America | 360,188 | Overseas Department of France |
3. | Martinique | North America | 326,488 | Overseas Department of France |
4. | Mayotte | Africa | 318,044 | Overseas Department of France |
5. | French Guiana | South America | 301,200 | Overseas Department of France |
6. | French Polynesia | Oceania | 267,000 | Overseas Collectivity of France |
7. | New Caledonia | Oceania | 224,824 | Collectivity of France with special status |
8. | Aosta Valley | Europe | 128,000 | Autonomous Region of Italy |
9. | Jersey | Europe | 91,533 | British Crown dependency |
10. | Saint-Martin | North America | 29,376 | Overseas Collectivity of France |
11. | Wallis and Futuna | Oceania | 16,448 | Overseas Collectivity of France |
12. | Saint-Barthélemy | North America | 7,492 | Overseas Collectivity of France |
13. | Saint-Pierre and Miquelon | North America | 7,044 | Overseas Collectivity of France |
14. | Clipperton | North America | 0 | Minor territory of France directly held by the government |
15. | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | Africa and Antarctica | 216 | Overseas Collectivity of France |
Note: Louisiana, Maine and Quebec are classified as integral parts of the United States and Canada and are thus not a part of this list.
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