French Speaking Countries
Generally, there are about 200 million individuals throughout the world who speak French. This figure counts for people who are native French speakers, individuals who speak French as second language and learners of all generations who do not reside in a francophone country but have studied French. French as an international language is the second most frequently taught in the world, below English. It is also a practical foreign language to learn, because it is spoken all over the world. French arrives second next to English on the listing of the 10 most powerful languages throughout the globe. Evidence of this is the essential use that the French language possesses. It is the official functioning language of dozens of influential foreign organizations like the European Union, United Nations, World Health Organization, World Trade Organization and host of further worldwide organizations.
The French language at present is the lasting outcome of extended periods of verbal evolution and revolution. France, during its long history, had been conquered by various ethnic tribal groups, who took on the Latin being used so frequently at that time, making modern French the descendant of Latin. It is accepted as one of the Romance languages which also include Catalan, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian. They are named as such because their origin was Latin, which was the language of the Romans. Throughout the years, the previous French language has experienced modification in grammatical structures and words. It has developed these days to global French.
French – Speaking Locations
The French speaking environment extends throughout the globe with its language perceived in nearly all continents. Apart from English, French is the sole language spoken as a first or native language on 5 continents. In Switzerland, Belgium, Monaco and Luxembourg, French is their official language. France itself has over 60 million citizens. French is also the co-official language in Switzerland and Canada.
France itself is a charming country, among the globe’s most well-off countries. It is the hub of several international organizations. Belgium, during the half previous century, as an officially French-speaking country, has risen as an advanced European state. Brussels, being the capital of Belgium, is the home of European Union headquarters and North Atlantic Treaty Organization. In Africa, French-speaking countries count in the following:
- Algeria
- Burundi
- Benin
- Chad
- Republic of Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- Cameroon
- Comoros
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Gabon
- Burkina Faso
- Central African Republic
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Djibouti
- Guinea
- Madagascar
- Morocco
- Rwanda
- Togo
- Mali
- Niger
- Senegal
- Tunisia
- Mauritius
- Reunion
- Seychelles
In America and the Caribbean, French is spoken in locations like Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Haiti and Canada. In the Pacific and Australia, Vanuatu and international French territories, Wallis, Fortuna, New Caledonia and Polynesia are all French-speaking. In several countries, French plays an important role whether as an administrative, international or commercial language. Among these countries are Andorra, Brazil, Argentina, Cambodia, Egypt, Cape Verde, Greece, Italy, India, Laos, Mauritania, Lebanon, Poland, Trinidad and Tobago, Syria, UK, US especially Louisiana as well as New England, Viet Nam and Vatican City. French truly is a global language.