Do you know where French is spoken in all 5 continents. countries like Belgium, switzerland, luxembourg, quebec, what other countries in the world speak French? please give me the full list not partial.
2006-10-07 10:30:08 · 8 answers · asked by avalentin911 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
how this?
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
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Other member states of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF):
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
Associate states:
Albania
Andorra
Greece
Macedonia
Observer states:
Armenia
Austria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Georgia
Hungary
Lithuania
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia
It is important to note the distinction between institutional francophonie and cultural francophonie. Although French is not an official language in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Lebanon, it is widely used in literature and films
2006-10-07 10:32:35 · answer #1 · answered by moonshine 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I would also like to add something else:
La Réunion (Indian Ocean), Guadeloupe et Martinique (Atlantic Ocean) and all these islands which are either DOM or TOM (Overseas department and territories) ARE French. That's why they obviously use FRENCH as their official language.
I'm just saying that because they always seem to get that part wrong in those lists, and my dad was from Réunion and he was FRENCH!
La Réunion is as much a department as Normandy is!
(True, those parts of the world have been colonized, but not Reunion Island, as there was no one nefore on the island)
2006-10-07 19:03:43 · answer #2 · answered by Offkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The following is a list of the 30 countries where French is an official language:
Belgium
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
France
Gabon
Guinea
Haiti
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Mali
Mauritania
Monaco
Niger
Rwanda
Senegal
Seychelles
Switzerland
Togo
Vanuatu
In addition, French is an administrative language of Mauritania and is commonly understood (though not official) in Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.
In Asia, French is an administrative language in Laos and Lebanon, and is used unofficially in parts of Cambodia, India (Puducherry, Mahé, Karikal and Yanam), Syria and Vietnam. But, French has official language status in Union Territory of Puducherry along with the region's de facto Language Tamil.It is an official language in the French possessions of Mayotte and Réunion both located in the Indian Ocean.
French is also an official language of the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu, along with France's current possessions of French Polynesia, Wallis & Futuna and New Caledonia.
Moonshine is lazy.Not all countries members de la Francofonie have France official language or second language.This are sure Moldova,Bulgaria,Romania and the asociated state(Albania ,Andorra ,Greece ,Macedonia ) .Trust me! I'm Romanian and I live in Romania.
Help you?
2006-10-07 17:35:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'll give you as many names of the countries that have French as an official language as I can. They are:
Canada
Haiti
Martinique (VERY small island in the Caribbean)
France
Belgium
Switzerland
Luxembourg
Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Togo
Morocco
Lebanon
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo Republic
Rwanda
Central African Republic
Burkina Faso
Senegal
Djabouti
Madagascar
Vietnam (in SOME parts)
I gave you as many as I can! I hope this helps.
2006-10-08 01:24:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I want to add an important thing for what " moon shine " said :
that the most of North Africa speak french : Moroco , alger , Tunisia .
2006-10-07 17:36:41 · answer #5 · answered by citizen high 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Type "French speaking countries" into Google.
I just did and it's a long list and I am moving to another question. You'll be pleased with my answer!
2006-10-07 17:34:38 · answer #6 · answered by cab veteran 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Please don't include French as a popular language in Vietnam. It is known by a very small number of people here only, and many of them are old.
2006-10-07 22:41:36 · answer #7 · answered by htb76 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
France and Canada. Good Luck! :)
2006-10-07 17:47:53 · answer #8 · answered by tysavage2001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋