List of territorial entities where French is an official language

  French is the only official language (13 countries)

  French is co-official alongside one or more other languages (16 countries)

As of 2015, there are 29 independent nations where French is an official language. The following is a list of sovereign states and territories where French is an official or de facto language.

Countries where French is an official language of the country

Nr	Country	Continent	Population (2010)[1][2]
1.	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Africa	67,837,000
2.	France	Europe	65,350,000
3.	Canada	North America	34,207,000
4.	Madagascar	Africa	21,146,551
5.	Cameroon	Africa	19,958,692
6.	Ivory Coast	Africa	21,571,060
7.	Burkina Faso	Africa	16,287,000
8.	Niger	Africa	15,891,000
9.	Senegal	Africa	12,861,259
10.	Mali	Africa	14,517,029
11.	Rwanda	Africa	10,277,282
12.	Belgium	Europe	10,827,951
13.	Haiti	North America	10,604,000
14.	Chad	Africa	10,329,208
15.	Guinea	Africa	10,324,437
16.	Burundi	Africa	8,519,005
17.	Benin	Africa	9,212,000
18.	Switzerland	Europe	7,782,520
19.	Togo	Africa	6,780,000
20.	Central African Republic	Africa	4,410,873
21.	Republic of the Congo	Africa	4,043,318
22.	Gabon	Africa	1,501,000
23.	Comoros	Africa	734,750
24.	Equatorial Guinea	Africa	700,401
25.	Djibouti	Africa	888,716
26.	Luxembourg	Europe	506,953
27.	Vanuatu	Oceania	239,651
28.	Seychelles	Africa	86,525
29.	Monaco	Europe	35,407
Total	All Countries	World	387,949,717

Dependent entities where French is an official language

Nr.	Entity	Continent	Population	Status
1.	French Polynesia	Oceania	267,000	Overseas Collectivity of France
2.	French Guiana	South America	250,109	Overseas Department
3.	New Caledonia	Oceania	224,824	Overseas Collectivity of France
4.	Aosta Valley	Europe	128,000	Autonomous Region of Italy
5.	Jersey	Europe	91,533	British Crown dependency
6.	Guernsey	Europe	66,000	British Crown dependency
7.	Saint-Martin	North America	29,376	Overseas Collectivity of France
8.	Wallis and Futuna	Oceania	16,448	Overseas Collectivity of France
9.	Saint-Barthélemy	North America	7,492	Overseas Collectivity of France
10.	Saint-Pierre and Miquelon	North America	7,044	Overseas Collectivity of France
11.	French Southern and Antarctic Lands	Antarctica, Africa	140	TAAF districts

Sub-national regions located within countries where French is an official national language are not included in this list. The five overseas regions of France (Départements d'Outre-Mer, or DOM): Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, and Réunion, have the same status as metropolitan France and are not listed here. French has a certain legal status in the American state of Louisiana but it's not considered de jure official.

See also

• Geographical distribution of French speakers
• Francophonie
• List of international organisations which have French as an official language

Notes and references

1. "World Atlas". World Atlas. 2010. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
2. "Google Public Data Explorer". World Bank. Retrieved 20 October 2012.