There are 41 nations and territories where French is an official or de facto language.
Here is the list of countries and territories where French is the official language:
- Aosta Valley
- Belgium
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Clipperton Island
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- France
- French Polynesia
- French Southern and Antarctic Lands
- Gabon
- Guinea
- Haiti
- Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire)
- Lebanon
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Mali
- Mauritius
- Monaco
- New Caledonia
- New Caledonian
- Niger
- Republic of the Congo
- Rwanda
- Saint Barthélemy
- Saint Martin
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Switzerland
- Togo
- Vanuatu
- Wallis and Futuna