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

Burundi

Kenya

Uganda

A map highlights East African Community (E A C) members highlighted in dark red: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania.

Member states of the East African Community, an organization founded in 1967 to create a common market and common currency among its members

East African Community (EAC) Members

Australia

Uzbekistan

Azerbaijan

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia

Northern Macedonia

Serbia

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Mauritania

Bangladesh

Sri Lanka

Algeria

Egypt

Iraq

Israel

Jordan

Lebanon

Libya

Syria

Yemen

Angola

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Guinea-Bissau

Lesotho

Liberia

Nigeria

Sierra Leone

Somalia

South Sudan

Sudan

A map displaying countries at war or with serious insurrections since 1995, highlighted in red. The map highlights affected regions, Almost all of Eurasia, Africa, Australia, the U S A, and the northwestern region of South America.

Wars and other conflicts, by country since 1995

Uppsala Conflict Data Program

Countries at War or with Serious Insurrections since 1995

Cyprus

Brazil

eSwatini

South Africa

Zimbabwe

A map shows global asbestos mining locations marked by blue circles with "A b." Key areas include Canada, the U S (California, Southeast, Great Lakes), Mexico, Brazil, Italy, Greece, Russia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Cyprus, Iran, China, and Australia.

French as Official or de facto Language	Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Members	Earthquakes																					East African Community (EAC) Members	Countries at War or with Serious Insurrections since 1995	Asbestos Mines
Value	Value	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Value	Value	Asbestos Mines
		1	1
			1
			1

		1	2
		1	1																						1
		2.5	2																						1
		1																							1
		1																							2
		1	1	1																					1.5
		1.5	1																						16.333333333333332
		3.5																							1
		1	1																						10.666666666666666