Can you name the French Speaking Countries ? created by elchasai Enter a country in the box below Correctly named countrys will show up below Answers do not have to be guessed in order Can you name the countries where French is either an official language, where there is a preponderance, predominance or significant cultural and/or historic proportion of the population that speaks it This quiz has not been verified by Sporcle

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Population Country use in the country 32,993,000 Some sources report that French is spoken and understood by a larger percentage of the country than is Arabic, many speak Dajia or one of several Berber languages at home, but French is often heard in the souk, in school or at work and many of the daily newspapers are written in French 243,304 An official language, borne from an historic compact between the ruling powers in colonial times, it is understood by very few of this intensely diverse nation, the biggest actual lingua franca is Bislama 190,732,694 The French language in Brazil was spoken for a brief period during the colonial attempts of France Antarctique and France Ecquinociale. The language was used by the community of French immigrants and expatriates in the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries, and by the Brazilian public education system.Today the Karipuna indigenous community (nearly 30,000 people) of Amapá in North Brazil speak a French creole, the Lanc-Patuá, possibly related to French Guiana Creole. 65,447,374 Official language 120,000 Antillean creole, a French patois, is spoken among a historic minority in the islands, however the majority speak Vincentian Creole at home and English in the marketplace 15,746,232 An official language, most speak Mossi, Dangomba or one of several smaller languages at home 7,785,600 Co-official with German, Italian and the mysterious Romansch 60,418,711 An official language in the A'osta Valley, but most are speakers of Franco-Provencal 10,827,519 Co-official with Dutch(Flemish) and German 72,660 Because of French occupation during different periods of history and proximity to two separate overseas departments of France, French based Antillean Creole and Cocoy are widely spoken all across the island nation which is a member of the international La Francophonie 6,320,000 As in Cambodia, French is an administrative language in Laos, due to the long reach of the ghost of Indochina 4,224,000 Spoken by a very large percentage of the population. It is compulsory upon almost 100% of students. Because of its historic significance within this heterodox nation provisions for its use are even written into the constitution 798,000 An official language, a bridge language among the islands which have their own indigenous dialects, the most esteemed language among the Muslim majority is Arabic, understood by a large percentage 20,653,556 An official language, the majority speak one of several Malayo-Polynesian languages 1,288,000 While it is not an official language, it or a French-based creole are more widely spoken than Bhojpuri and even English in some quarters 10,432,500 Historically predominate, prior to independence it was an official language within the territory of the modern republic, it is still spoken by a large percentage. It also acts as a bridge between the Berber and Arab populations 84,000 Official language, seselwa creole is more commonly heard around the islands 4,422,000 Official language, helping to bridge the divide among numerous unrelated linguistic groups 1,191,349,000 French has de-jure official status in the Indian Union Territory of Puducherry, along with the regional languages Tamil and Telugu. Some students of Tamil Nadu opt for French as their second or third language (usually behind English and Tamil) 34,326,000 Co-official with English, most speakers are in Quebec 173,765 English is the official language, but Antillean Creole which is based on French is spoken by 80% of the population, and because of this historic reality a large proportion can speak and read French as well 10,746,311 An official language, most speak Kinyarwanda at home 20,617,068 Official language, the majority of speakers use a different language at home such as Baoule, Dan or Dioula 70,916,349 An official language, spoken by an upper crust, but of course the vast majority of this highly diverse nation speak one of over 300 languages at the village and home level with the largest actual lingua franca being Lingala 8,791,832 Official language, most speak indigenous languages the most well known of such being Yoruba 22,505,000 Historically spoken throughout the nation, official prior to emancipation from its UN mandate administered by France, it is still widely spoken especially between members of different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, French language newspapers still dot the landscape of modern Syria 10,186,000 Official language, but most of the people speak Haitian Creole

Population Country use in the country 18,879,307 An official language, along with English. The majority speak neither but one of literally hundreds of languages in this cradle of the Bantu migration 85,846,997 French was the first official language within the territory of modern-day Vietnam, then of course there was Dien Bien Phu, Ho Chi Minh and a famous 'conflict', today Vietnamese is official(all though not universal) but a large number of older Vietnamese still use French as a significant and identifying second language 10,057,975 An official language, a language of the educated elite 308,745,538 The third most widely spoken language of the United States, all though a distant third to English and Spanish. It is historically significant with very large enclaves in Northeastern Maine close to the Quebec and New Brunswick borders of Canada, in urban southeastern Maine, in New Hampshire and to a lesser extent in Vermont and Northern New York, significant expat communities in Miami, Hollywood and Chicago bolster the numbers of Creole and Cajun dialect communities of the marshes and rural hinterland of central and southern Louisiana where it enjoys coequal administrative status with English 30,586 Official language, however most of the natives speak Monegasque, a dialect of Ligurian 3,291,000 Historic connections between France and its former colony have left a long imprint on this nation, the modern republic retains that link through a continued tradition of spoken French amongst several important pockets of its population 864,000 An official language, a language of the governing elite, but most speak a Somali dialect, either Afar or Issa 676,000 An official language with almost zero native or even secondary users, most speak Fang or Bubi primarily and Spanish secondarily it at all, the country adopted it as an official language when it adopted the CFA Franc as its currency in 1984 10,090,000 The porous and ever-evolving nature of the only border on the island of Hispaniola has led to French speakers living in both nations. Haitian-Dominicans have existed since the 18th century, many estimates suggest that there are more French speakers in the Dominican Republic than in Haiti itself 13,711,597 Official language, the majority of the populace speaks one of the nation's other 11 languages most notably Wolof, Fula, Serer or Toucouleur 1,475,000 An official language, most speak Fang or one of several dozen smaller languages at home 3,686,000 An official language, spoken by the elite, secondarily, thirdly or completely unknown to the vast majority 84,082 Immigrants, notably from former French colonies in Africa have long lived within Andorra, but many French nationals and French speakers live in this co-principality one of whose princes is the President of France 14,517,176 An official language, in actuality taking a backseat to Bambara 15,306,252 Official language, but the majority of the people speak Hausa or Djerma or one of the Tuareg langauges at home 81,757,600 The French language has a long tradition and special standing in Saarland. This is not least due to the fact that France sought to incorporate the region into the French state shortly after World War II. Today, a large part of the population is able to speak French, and it is compulsory at many schools. Saarbrücken is also home to the bilingual 'Deutsch-Französisches Gymnasium' (German-French high school) 502,202 One of the official languages of the country along with German and Letzebuergesch, required for government positions or tertiary commencement 34,895,000 Spoken by a majority of the population. Historically Algeria was a very significant colony of France, stains of a painful seperation of the two nations have led to Arabic and Arabic alone being the official language of the nation but Algeria is a heterodox nation; Pied-Noirs, French-Algerians, several Berber 'nations' and Arabs and black Africans complete the mosaic of the population 6,619,000 Official language, with most of the inhabitants speaking one of dozens of village-level languages 1,310,000 Trinidadian creole is influenced by French, and a small but continual population of French speakers have lived on the islands since prior to the French revolution 8,988,091 An official language, most speak Kirundi at home 14,805,000 French is an official administrative language 62,041,708 French is an official language in both Jersey and Guernsey. Both use French to some degree, mostly in an administrative or ceremonial capacity. Jersey Legal French is the standardized variety used in Jersey. However, Norman (in its local forms, Guernésiais and Jèrriais) is the historical vernacular of the islands.French is a large minority language and immigrant language in the United Kingdom, with over 300,000 French-born people in the UK. It is also the most popular foreign language. French is understood by 23% of the UK population 7,653,600 There has been considerable immigration of native French speakers from France in recent years, also, there are a significant number of second-language French-speakers in Israel who trace their origins to the Jewish communities of North Africa and Romania. 110,000 French patois (Antillean creole) is spoken by 10-20% of the population. 10,329,208 An official language, but this country speaks more than 200 languages, with Zhagawa or Arabic most common in the north and SaRa being the most populous in the south

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