ExploLanguages
Where is French spoken?
French is an official language in 31 countries and territories, and the only one in 11.
Africa 22
- BeninThe only official language
- Burkina FasoThe only official language
- BurundiAlso Kirundi
- CameroonAlso English
- Central African RepublicAlso Sango
- ChadAlso Arabic
- ComorosAlso Arabic and Comorian
- DjiboutiAlso Arabic
- DR CongoAlso Kikongo, Lingala, Tshiluba and Swahili
- Equatorial GuineaAlso Portuguese and Spanish
- GabonThe only official language
- GuineaThe only official language
- Ivory CoastThe only official language
- MadagascarAlso Malagasy
- MaliThe only official language
- MauritiusAlso English and Mauritian Creole
- NigerThe only official language
- Republic of the CongoAlso Kikongo and Lingala
- RwandaAlso English and Kinyarwanda
- SenegalThe only official language
- SeychellesAlso Seychellois Creole and English
- TogoThe only official language
Asia 1
- LebanonAlso Arabic
Europe 5
- BelgiumAlso German and Dutch
- FranceThe only official language
- LuxembourgAlso German and Luxembourgish
- MonacoThe only official language
- SwitzerlandAlso Swiss German, Italian and Romansh
North America 2
Oceania 1
- VanuatuAlso Bislama and English
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Questions
How many countries speak French?
French is an official language in 31 countries and territories in our data, and the only official one in 11. Many more people speak it outside these places.
Which countries have French as their only official language?
Benin, Burkina Faso, France, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Monaco, Niger, Senegal and Togo.
Will people speak it everywhere?
Official status is not the same as what you hear in the street. In some places on this list it is the language of government and school, while most people speak another one at home.
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