Where do They Speak French / German?
Where do they speak French?
French is spoken by over 160 million people in worldwide. Although you may know France and Belgium as the main countries which are French speaking; the language is recognized as an official in many others, as outlined below. You can also see on the map how much French is spoken throughout the world.
Official French-Speaking Countries
- France
- Belgium
- Switzerland
- Luxembourg
- Canada
- Republic of Congo
- Madagascar
- Cameroon
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Burkina Faso
- Senegal
- Mali
- Rwanda
- Guinea
- Chad
- Haiti
- Burundi
- Benin
- Togo
- Niger
- Gabon
- Comoros
- Equatorial Guinea
- Djibouti
- Vanuatu
- Seychelles
- Monaco
- Central African Republic
- Democratic Republic of Congo
Unofficial French-speaking countries
- Tunisia
- Morocco
- Algeria
- Mauritius
- Louisiana (USA)
- Maine (USA)
- New England (USA)
- Lebanon
- Cambodia
- Laos
- Vietnam
- Andorra
Where do they speak German?
German is spoken by 90-95 million people in Europe. Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein are the main countries which are German speaking; however the language is recognized as a minority in many others, as outlined below. You can also see on the map that German has minority populations in other places throughout the world.
Official Language
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Liechtenstein
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
Majority Language
- Switzerland
- Luxembourg
Partially Official
- Denmark- minority language in South Jutland
- South Tyrol in Italy
- Poland- in Upper Silesia
- Czech Republic
- Hungary
- Romania in Transylvania
- Banat Swabians