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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.
List of countries where French is the only official language: Benin. Congo, Democratic Republic of. Congo, Republic of. France (Metropolitan and Overseas France) Gabon. Guinea. Ivory Coast. Monaco.
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.
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.
Americans living abroad – People from the United States (US), largest numbers in Mexico and Canada, as well in Liberia (African-Americans), Israel (American Jews), Japan (off the Asian continent), and throughout Asia (South Korea and Philippines), Europe (i.e. France and the UK) and the (Latin) Americas.
This category lists countries and territories where French is used as either a first or native language or an official language. Portals: France. Canada. Africa. Haiti. Luxembourg. Switzerland. Belgium.
The Francophonie or Francophone world is the whole body of people and organisations around the world who use the French language regularly for private or public purposes. The term was coined by Onésime Reclus [1] in 1880 and became important as part of the conceptual rethinking of cultures and geography in the late 20th century.
Filipino Sign Language – Sign Language Official language in: the Philippines; Finnish – Suomi Official language in: Finland and the Russian autonomous republic of Karelia; recognised as a minority language in Sweden; Fon – Fon gbè, FÉ”ngbè Spoken by: the Beninois/Nigerian Fon people; French – Français