Switzerland, Luxembourg and Monaco are three countries in Europe that speak French besides France.
French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, Vanuatu
French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, Vanuatu
French is an official language in New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, and French Polynesia in the South Pacific. These territories have a significant French-speaking population due to historical ties with France.
new caledonia, Haiti, Seychelles
53 countries have significant French-speaking populations but the language is only official in about 40 of them. Notable countries that speak French besides France are Belgium, Switzerland, Algeria, Morocco, Congo, Canada, the United States (in Louisiana and northern New England), Haiti, Vietnam, and Tahiti.
There are no countries within Australia that speak French. The official language in Australia is English. French is spoken in regions such as New Caledonia, French Polynesia, and Wallis and Futuna, which are overseas territories of France in the Pacific.
The main countries in America where French is spoken are Canada (in Quebec and parts of New Brunswick and Ontario), Haiti, and some smaller territories like Saint Martin and French Guiana. French is also an official language in some countries in the Caribbean, such as Martinique and Guadeloupe.
Yes, people of New Orleans speak an English dialect of French and some are fluent in full French due to the fact that the French discovered New Orleans.
France, South of Belgium (40% of the population speak french as a 1st language), West of Switzerland (20% speak French as a 1st language), Québec, New Brunswick (a Canadian province east of Quebec where 1/3 of the population is native French speaker). Almost everybody in the French oversea territories speak French at home (Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Réunion, New Caledonia, etc). In Africa, French is the fastest-growing language. About half of the population in Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire) speak French at home.
Like many states owned by the U.S. New Orleans was discovered by the French so people of New Orleans speak if not full French an English dialect of French due to the fact the French discovered that state.
Some reasons for learning how to speak French include: facilitates travel (French is the official language of around 30 countries in the world), or to expand your horizons (meeting new people, job opportunities, etc.)
France (of course!), south of Belgium, Western part of Switzerland, Luxembourg, Canada (Quebec and New Brunswick), French Guiana (South America), French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna, New Caledonia, some parts of Lebanon, etc.