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French is an official language in 27 independent nations. French is also the second most geographically widespread language in the world after English, with about 60 countries and territories having it as a de jure or de facto official, administrative, or cultural language. [1]
The French language became an international language, the second international language alongside Latin, in the Middle Ages, "from the fourteenth century onwards".It was not by virtue of the power of the Kingdom of France: '"... until the end of the fifteenth century, the French of the chancellery spread as a political and literary language because the French court was the model of chivalric ...
This is a list of the member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.These governments belong to an international organisation representing countries and regions where French is the first ("mother") or customary language, where a significant proportion of the population are francophones (French speakers) or where there is a notable affiliation with French culture.
Solomon Islands Solomon Aelan: Honiara Honiala: English Neo-Solomonic: Somalia: Mogadishu: Soomaaliya aş-Şūmāl الصومال: Muqdisho Maqadīshū مقديشو: Somali Arabic (Arabic script) South Africa: Pretoria (administrative capital), Cape Town (legislative capital), Bloemfontein, (judicial capital) South Africa Suid-Afrika iNingizimu ...
French-language school districts in Canada (2 C, 11 P) Pages in category "French-speaking countries and territories" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total.
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Map English short, formal names, and ISO Ruling power Status [20] Domestic short name(s) and formal name(s) Capital Population Area [14] Currency Canary Islands Autonomous Region of the Canary Islands ES-CN Spain: Autonomous community of Spain: Spanish: Islas Canarias: Santa Cruz and Las Palmas [22] Spanish: Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las ...