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

Australia

New Zealand

Trinidad and Tobago

Kazakhstan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Central Asia

China

Hong Kong S.A.R. (China)

Japan

South Korea

Taiwan

East Asia

Azerbaijan

Russia

Eurasia

Austria

Belarus

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Netherlands

Northern Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Argentina

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Peru

Venezuela

Mexico

United States

Bangladesh

India

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

South Asia

Indonesia

Malaysia

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

Southeast Asia

Algeria

Egypt

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Kuwait

Morocco

Oman

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

Southwest Asia and North Africa

South Africa

A map highlights the percentage of oil consumption by country with darker orange being the highest. Dark orange in the U S, India, and China. Medium orange in Russia and Canada. Light orange in Australia and Argentina. Very light orange in Algeria.

Oil consumption as a percentage of global consumption by country

Oil Consumption (%)

Percent of world consumption

Arizona

Utah

Florida

Washington

Kentucky

Mississippi

Louisiana

Oregon

Alabama

Wisconsin

Michigan

Pennsylvania

Nevada

Georgia

California

Ohio

Indiana

Minnesota

Illinois

A world map highlights weaker-performing cities during the 2008-2009 recession, depicted in orange. Key regions include California, Oregon, and Nevada on the West Coast, the Midwest around Chicago, and the Southeast, particularly Florida.

Portions of the United States where cities had weak economic performance relative to other U.S. cities

Regions of Weaker-Performing Cities

nature

Yukon

Northwest Territories

Idaho

Wyoming

Nunavut

Maine

North Dakota

Nova Scotia

Virginia

West Virginia

Nebraska

Texas

Missouri

North Carolina

New Brunswick

New Mexico

Kansas

Newfoundland and Labrador

Alberta

New York

Maryland

Québec

Manitoba

Oklahoma

Tennessee

Ontario

Arkansas

Iowa

A map illustrates the major karst regions in the world.

Major Karst Regions

Areas shaded in peach represent major karst regions worldwide. In North America, significant karst areas are found in northern and central Canada and the eastern and southwestern United States. In Central America, karst landscapes are prevalent, with notable areas in eastern Brazil. Europe features many karst regions, extending across North Africa from Algeria to Egypt and reaching south to Nigeria in the west and South Sudan in the east. Southern Africa also has prominent karst areas. In Southwest Asia, karst regions are widespread, as well as in Siberia and south-central China. New Guinea and eastern and southern Australia are also marked by significant karst landscapes.

French as Official or de facto Language	Oil Consumption (%)			Regions of Weaker-Performing Cities	Major Karst Regions
Value	Class	Rank	Percent of world consumption	Regions of Weaker-Performing Cities	Major Karst Regions












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