List of territorial entities where French is an official language facts for kids
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. | 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. | French Polynesia | Oceania | 267,000 | Overseas Collectivity of France |
2. | New Caledonia | Oceania | 224,824 | Collectivity of France with special status |
3. | Aosta Valley | Europe | 128,000 | Autonomous Region of Italy |
4. | Jersey | Europe | 91,533 | British Crown dependency |
5. | Saint-Martin | North America | 29,376 | Overseas Collectivity of France |
6. | Wallis and Futuna | Oceania | 16,448 | Overseas Collectivity of France |
7. | Saint-Barthélemy | North America | 7,492 | Overseas Collectivity of France |
8. | Saint-Pierre and Miquelon | North America | 7,044 | Overseas Collectivity of France |
9. | Clipperton | North America | 0 | Minor territory of France directly held by the government |
10. | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | Africa and Antartica | 0 | Overseas Collectivity of France |
Note: Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana and Mayotte are classified as overseas regions of France and are thus not a part of this list.
Images for kids
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The Francophonie flag flying at the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa.
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Países donde el francés es idioma oficial para niños
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