French Polynesia (France)

Australia & Oceania

Haiti

Martinique (France)

Seychelles

St. Barthélemy (France)

St. Martin (France)

Caribbean

Belgium

France

Luxembourg

Monaco

Switzerland

Europe

French Guiana (France)

Latin America

Guadeloupe (France)

Mayotte (France)

New Caledonia (France)

Réunion (France)

St. Pierre and Miquelon (France)

Vanuatu

Wallis and Futuna Is. (France)

None

Canada

North America

Benin

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Chad

Comoros

Côte d'Ivoire

Democratic Republic of Congo

Djibouti

Equatorial Guinea

Gabon

Guinea

Madagascar

Mali

Niger

Republic of the Congo

Rwanda

Senegal

Togo

Sub-Saharan Africa

A map shows countries where French is an official or de facto language. The countries are highlighted in blue and include France, Canada, Mali, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Guinea, Senegal, Congo, Gabon, and Madagascar.

Countries where French is an official (or serves as a de facto) language

Countries

World

Ethnologue

French as Official or de facto Language

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Guyana

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela

A map shows the membership status of South American countries. Associate Members (green), including Guyana, Peru, and Suriname. Full Members (red), including Brazil, and Argentina. Suspended Members (blue), which includes Venezuela.

Member states of Mercosur, an organization founded in 1991 to promote free trade among its members

Council on Foreign Relations

Mercosur

São Tomé and Príncipe

Angola

Burundi

A map highlights E C C A S members highlighted in dark red: Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Rwanda, and Burundi.

Member states of the Economic Community of Central African States, an organization founded to achieve collective autonomy, raise the standard of living of its populations, and maintain economic stability through harmonious cooperation

ECCAS

Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Members

District of Columbia

Florida

New Hampshire

Rhode Island

Vermont

Washington

Maine

Kentucky

Virginia

Delaware

Mississippi

West Virginia

Missouri

Louisiana

North Carolina

Alabama

Wisconsin

New Jersey

South Carolina

Michigan

Connecticut

Pennsylvania

Massachusetts

Georgia

New York

Maryland

Oklahoma

Tennessee

Arkansas

Ohio

Indiana

A map shows the Wildland Urban Interface in the U.S., where urban areas meet wildlands. Dense W U I regions are highlighted in green, with high concentrations in the eastern U.S. (Atlanta), and California. Sparse in central U.S. like Nebraska and Wyoming.

French as Official or de facto Language	Mercosur	Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Members	Wildland Urban Interface (US)
Value	Value	Value	Wildland Urban Interface (US)






			17.3%

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French as Official or de facto Language