List of territorial entities where French is an official language
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As of 2015, there are 29 independent nations where French is an official language. The following is a list of sovereign states and territories where French is an official or de facto language.
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Countries where French is an official language of the country[edit]
Nr | Country | Continent | Population (2010)[1][2] |
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1. | ![]() |
Africa | 67,837,000 |
2. | ![]() |
Europe | 65,350,000 |
3. | ![]() |
North America | 34,207,000 |
4. | ![]() |
Africa | 21,146,551 |
5. | ![]() |
Africa | 19,958,692 |
6. | ![]() |
Africa | 21,571,060 |
7. | ![]() |
Africa | 16,287,000 |
8. | ![]() |
Africa | 15,891,000 |
9. | ![]() |
Africa | 12,861,259 |
10. | ![]() |
Africa | 14,517,029 |
11. | ![]() |
Africa | 10,277,282 |
12. | ![]() |
Europe | 10,827,951 |
13. | ![]() |
North America | 10,604,000 |
14. | ![]() |
Africa | 10,329,208 |
15. | ![]() |
Africa | 10,324,437 |
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Africa | 8,519,005 |
17. | ![]() |
Africa | 9,212,000 |
18. | ![]() |
Europe | 7,782,520 |
19. | ![]() |
Africa | 6,780,000 |
20. | ![]() |
Africa | 4,410,873 |
21. | ![]() |
Africa | 4,043,318 |
22. | ![]() |
Africa | 1,501,000 |
23. | ![]() |
Africa | 734,750 |
24. | ![]() |
Africa | 700,401 |
25. | ![]() |
Africa | 888,716 |
26. | ![]() |
Europe | 506,953 |
27. | ![]() |
Oceania | 239,651 |
28. | ![]() |
Africa | 86,525 |
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Europe | 35,407 |
Total | All Countries | World | 387,949,717 |
Dependent entities where French is an official language[edit]
Nr. | Entity | Continent | Population | Status |
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1. | ![]() |
Oceania | 267,000 | Overseas Collectivity of France |
2. | ![]() |
South America | 250,109 | Overseas Department |
3. | ![]() |
Oceania | 224,824 | Overseas Collectivity of France |
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Europe | 128,000 | Autonomous Region of Italy |
5. | ![]() |
Europe | 91,533 | British Crown dependency |
6. | ![]() |
Europe | 66,000 | British Crown dependency |
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North America | 29,376 | Overseas Collectivity of France |
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Oceania | 16,448 | Overseas Collectivity of France |
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North America | 7,492 | Overseas Collectivity of France |
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North America | 7,044 | Overseas Collectivity of France |
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Antarctica, Africa | 140 | TAAF districts |
Sub-national regions located within countries where French is an official national language are not included in this list. The five overseas regions of France (Départements d'Outre-Mer, or DOM): Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, and Réunion, have the same status as metropolitan France and are not listed here. French has a certain legal status in the American state of Louisiana but it's not considered de jure official.
See also[edit]
- Geographical distribution of French speakers
- Francophonie
- List of international organisations which have French as an official language
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ "World Atlas". World Atlas. 2010. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ "Google Public Data Explorer". World Bank. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
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