Introduction

When people think of the French language, they sometimes think of it as a language spoken in France or only on the continent of Europe. In reality, French is a language spoken around the world! The following is a list of francophone regions, which are shown in red on the map. How many do you recognize?


View a larger version of the francophone countries map.

List by Region

Africa

  • Algeria
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Congo
  • Djibouti
  • Gabon
  • Guinea
  • Ivory Coast
  • Madagascar
  • Niger
  • Réunion
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Togo
  • Tunisia

 

Asia

  • Cambodia
  • Laos
  • Vietnam

 

Europe

  • Belgium
  • France
  • Luxembourg
  • Monaco
  • Switzerland

 

Islands

  • Guadeloupe
  • Haiti
  • Martinique
  • New Caledonia
  • Tahiti

 

North America

  • Canada
  • Louisiana

 

South America

  • French Guiana

 

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