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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

Languages by Country

Infant Mortality Rate

Nitrogen Oxide (NOₓ) Emissions

Maternity Leave

Colonial Possessions, 1914

Language Families

Value

Class

Rank

Value

Class

Rank

Deaths per 1,000 live births

Class

Rank

Kilotons per year

Class

Rank

Days

Belgium

Austria

Denmark

Spain

Germany

Italy

Japan

Netherlands

Ottoman Empire (Turkey)

Portugal

Russia

France

United Kingdom

United States

Mongolian

Uigur and other Turkic languages

Tribal languages of eastern Taiwan

Japanese

Korean

Gan

Mandarin

Min (including Fujianese and Taiwanese)

Tibetan

Wu (including Shanghaiese)

Xiang

Yue (Cantonese)

Zhuang

1.42%63.7%
99.6%
83.0%
44.9%97.3%63.5%7.80%84.5%9.42%96.0%
99.0%99.2%99.4%
99.4%99.8%69.6%
99.0%
99.6%
96.9%99.0%98.2%94.3%
38.2%49.3%48.3%68.5%58.1%
99.8%99.7%98.8%99.4%99.5%99.0%
98.2%99.3%3.96%1.10%26.7%60.3%57.5%1.53%56.9%72.3%18.5%1.52%2.03%3.31%1.42%
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