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French as Official or de facto Language

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

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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.

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French as Official or de facto Language

Facebook Users

Languages by Country

Major Hearths

Latin America, 1650

Value

Class

Rank

Millions of users

Class

Rank

Value

Major hearth

Secondary hearth

Viceroyalty of New Spain

Viceroyalty of Peru

Viceroyalty of Brazil

3.31%1.87%
11.1%
22.1%
30.6%
23.8%
26.8%85.7%45.0%40.3%
30.0%33.0%
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