This article is about the concept of speaking French. For the organization sometimes called "la Francophonie", see Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. For the geography of francophones, see Geographical distribution of French speakers.
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Geographic distribution of the French language:
Majority native language
Official but not majority native language
Administrative or cultural language
Map showing the member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (in blue and green). This map does not exactly represent the francophone space, as it is a political organisation.Proportion of French-speakers (including L2-speakers) by country in 2022 according to the OIF
1–9% francophone
10–19% francophone
20–29% francophone
30–39% francophone
40–49% francophone
50%+ francophone
The Francophonie or Francophone World is the whole body of people and organisations around the world who use the French language regularly for private or public purposes. The term was coined by Onésime Reclus in 1880 and became important as part of the conceptual rethinking of cultures and geography in the late 20th century.[1] The Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) is a body uniting countries where French is spoken.
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The Jeux de la Francophonie (Canadian English: Francophonie Games; British English: Francophone Games) are a combination of artistic and sporting events...
a list of the member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. These governments belong to an international organisation representing...
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International Francophonie Day (French: Journée internationale de la Francophonie) is observed within the International Organization of La Francophonie's 77 member...
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The Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF; English: Association of Francophone Universities) is a global network of French-speaking higher-education...
these countries are members of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), the community of 54 member states which share the official use...
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universitaire de la Francophonie Culture French language UN French Language Day International Francophonie Day Jeux de la Francophonie Prix des cinq continents...
universitaire de la Francophonie Culture French language UN French Language Day International Francophonie Day Jeux de la Francophonie Prix des cinq continents...
universitaire de la Francophonie Culture French language UN French Language Day International Francophonie Day Jeux de la Francophonie Prix des cinq continents...
universitaire de la Francophonie Culture French language UN French Language Day International Francophonie Day Jeux de la Francophonie Prix des cinq continents...
The Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie (literally "Prize of the five continents of the francophonie") is a literary prize created in 2001 by...
a silver medal in the Hip-hop dance category at the VIII Jeux de la Francophonie in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, competing together with the Moroccan national...
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dénombrement des francophones" (PDF). Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 9 January...
language of media. According to the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, 72.7% of the Mauritians were French speakers in 2005. Mauritius shares...
internationale de la Francophonie. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2010. La Francophonie en bref, La Francophonie, retrieved on...
conjunction with English, of 36 international organisations. These include: Francophonie United Nations International Olympic Committee European Union African...
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Games Central America and Caribbean Games East Asian Games Jeux de la Francophonie Goodwill Games Indian Ocean Island Games Islamic Solidarity Games Lusofonia...
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Southern African Development Community, Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, and Economic Community of Central African States. The Democratic Republic...
Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and the Community of Sahel–Saharan...
Nations. It is also a member of the Organisation internationale de la francophonie, since 1983. Former Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister Boutros Boutros-Ghali...
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