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Many countries have a large French-speaking population, with 29 countries claiming French as an official language, and 7 more countries that commonly use French as a second language. Hence, one could say that there are 36 countries within which the French language is often spoken.

In order of francophone population, the 29 official French-speaking countries are:

France (60 million French-speakers)

Democratic Republic of the Congo (24 million)

Côte d'Ivoire (12 million)

Canada (10 million)

Cameroon (7 million)

Belgium (6.3 million)

Haiti (6.2 million)

Guinea (6 million)

Senegal (3.6 million)

Switzerland (3.6 million)

Madagascar (3.5 million)

Republic of the Congo (2.4 million)

Benin (2.1 million)

Togo (2 million)

Chad (1.9 million)

Niger (1.3 million)

Gabon (1.2 million)

Mali (1.1 million)

Central African Republic (1 million)

Rwanda (800 000)

Burkina Faso (700 000)

Burundi (600 000)

Luxembourg (450 000)

Comoros (300 000)

Equatorial Guinea (300 000)

Djibouti (150 000)

Vanuatu (100 000)

Seychelles (50 000)

Monaco (20 000)

Whilst not official, French is also widely spoken in the following 7 countries, listed in order of francophone population:

Algeria (21 million French-speakers)

Morocco (10 million)

Tunisia (6.3 million)

Lebanon (1.5 million)

Mauritius (900 000)

Mauritania (300 000)

Andorra (50 000)

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