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Hong Kong. The French Consulate estimated there are 8,000 Native French speakers in Hong Kong, of which approximately 6,000 are French citizens. Moreover, 50,000 people is estimated to occasionally practice French, while 2% of Hong Kong's total population of 7 million have studied the language.
A man from Labé, Guinea, speaking Pular and West African French. African French (French: français africain) is the generic name of the varieties of the French language spoken by an estimated 167 million people in Africa in 2023 or 51% of the French-speaking population of the world [4][5][6] spread across 34 countries and territories.
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 number of individuals with African ancestry is unknown, as Romania does not keep statistics on race. According to mid-2020 UN estimates, most immigrants to Romania from the continent of Africa originate from North Africa, with the most common countries being Tunisia (2,000), Morocco (1,000), Algeria (1,000) and Egypt (1,000).
The French-speaking province of Quebec has the highest concentration of people with French ancestry in the world: 90% of Quebecers have French roots. [97] They are also found in large numbers in the province of New Brunswick where a third of the population can trace their roots back to France and in Ontario which is home to the second largest ...
Albania is home to 300,000 French speakers, and it is the second foreign language of education after English. Formerly part of First French Empire. The President of France is also a Co-Prince of Andorra. French is the native language of about 39% of the population [5] 48% are non-native speakers of French. [6]
Romani people with their horse and vardo (Romani wagon) in Epsom, England, 1938. Sinti, in German-speaking areas of Europe and some neighboring countries; Manush, in French-speaking areas of Europe (in French: Manouche) Romanisæl, in Sweden and Norway. The Romani-Swedish population is mostly located in the southern parts of the country.
Ethnic composition of Romania. Localities with a Hungarian majority or plurality are shown in dark green. After the fall of Romania's communist government in 1989, the various minority languages have received more rights, and Romania currently has extensive laws relating to the rights of minorities to use their own language in local administration and the judicial system.