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Belgium and Switzerland have a large French population. The tiny countries Monaco and Luxembourg speak French too.
French is the language of the Luxembourgish legal system and government so apart from recent immigrants, all Luxembourgers can speak French if required, but this does not mean that they speak it at home. Most Luxembourgers speak Letzebuergesch at home with some speaking German, Portugese or Italian as their first language.
Approximately 22% of the population in Switzerland speak French as their first language.
Yes, Luxembourg is a Francophone country. The term may be applied to countries whose inhabitants speak French. The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg permits official language status to French, German, and Luxembourgisch.
French is the official language of Cote d'Ivoire, and a large percentage of the population is able to speak it. As of 2021, approximately 70-80% of the population in Cote d'Ivoire is estimated to speak French to varying degrees.
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Switzerland, Luxembourg and Monaco are three countries in Europe that speak French besides France.
French and German are both official languages in Switzerland (along with Italian), Belgium (along with Dutch) and Luxembourg (along with Luxembourgish). But in most countries in Western Europe, or the world for that matter, there are people who speak French and people who speak German (either in a large population or small).
Approximately 13% of the population in Chad speak French as either a first or second language.
Approximately 20% of the Swiss population speaks French as their primary language.
France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Monaco
Approximately 20% of the Swiss population speak French as their first language. French is spoken in the western part of Switzerland, including the cities of Geneva and Lausanne. There are 4 official languages in Switzerland. In order of the percentage of the population which speak them they are: German (63.7%), French (20.4%), Italian (6.5%) and Romansh (0.5%). Different languages are spoken in different parts of the country.