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

Brunei

Cambodia

Indonesia

Laos

Malaysia

Myanmar

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

Southeast Asia

A map of A S E A N members highlighted in orange: Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Papua New Guinea.

Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, an organization founded in 1967 to promote intergovernmental cooperation and economic integration among its members

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Members

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

Dominican Republic

Turkmenistan

Afghanistan

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

Central Asia

China

Japan

Nepal

Taiwan

East Asia

Russia

Georgia

Eurasia

Iceland

Greece

Italy

Nicaragua

Chile

Argentina

Colombia

Costa Rica

Ecuador

Guatemala

Panama

Peru

El Salvador

United States

Mexico

Pakistan

Bhutan

India

South Asia

Iran

Turkey

Morocco

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Malawi

Tanzania

Mozambique

A world map of earthquake activity from 2000 to 2019. Circles of varying sizes represent earthquake magnitudes, with larger circles for higher magnitudes. Significant activity is noted in Colombia, Iran, Turkey, Tanzania, and the North Atlantic Ocean.

Time series data showing locations and Richter scale magnitudes of significant earthquakes from 1800 BCE to 2019. Use timeline controls at bottom of the map to display data by time period.

Earthquakes

NOAA

Richter scale magnitude

Impact of the 2008–2009 recession in the U.S. with dots indicating performance levels. Darkest blue (strongest) in Washington, D.C., dark blue (second strongest) in Denver, medium blue (moderate) in Chicago, and lightest blue (weakest) in Miami.

Impact of the 2008–2009 economic recession on selected metropolitan areas of the United States

French as Official or de facto Language	Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Members	Earthquakes																					Performance during 2008–2009 Recession (U.S.)
Value	Value	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Strongest	Second strongest	Middle	Second weakest	Weakest
		1	1
			1
		1	1
		2.5	2
		1
		1
		1	1	1
			1

		1	2
		3.5
		1	1
		1.5	1																				18	18	20	17	17