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LE MONDE FRANCOPHONE
COUNTRIES THAT SPEAK FRENCH
Population figures are given per the 2010 census.
Languages of each country are listed in order of their usage.

ALGERIA
(NORTH AFRICA)
Capital: Algiers. Population: 35.4 million.
Languages: Arabic, Berber, French
Religions: Musllim 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%
Government: Republic. Currency: dinar

BELGIUM
(WESTERN EUROPE)
Capital: Brussels. Population: 10.8 million
Languages: Flemish, French, German
Religions: Roman Catholic 88%, other 9%
Government: Constitutional monarchy.
Currency: Euro.

BENIN
(WEST AFRICA)
Capital: Porto Novo. Population: 8 million
Languages: French, Fon, Barba, Yoruba, Adja
Religions: Traditional beliefs 70%, Muslim 15%, Christian 15%
Government: Republic. Currency: CFA franc

BURKINA FASO
(WEST AFRICA)
Capital: Ouagadougou. Population: 16.2 million
Languages: French, Mossi, Fulani.
Religions: Indigenous beliefs 55%, Muslim 35%, Christian 10%
Government: Republic. Currency: CFA franc

BURUNDI
(CENTRAL AFRICA)
Capitol: Bujumbura. Population:  8.5 million
Languages: Kirundi, French, Swahili
Religions: Christian 68%, Traditional beliefs 32%
Government: Republic. Currency: Burundi franc.

CAMBODIA
(SOUTHEAST ASIA)
Capital: Phnom Penh. Population: 13.4 million
Languages: Khmer, French, Chinese, Vietnamese
Religions: Theravada Buddhist 88%, Muslim 2%, other 10%
Government: Constitutional monarchy. Currency: Riel

CAMEROON
(NORTH CENTRAL AFRICA)
Capitol: Yaounde. Population:  20 milllion
Languages: English, French, Fang, Bulu, Yaunde, Duala
Reliigions: Traditional beliefs 25%, Christian 53%, Muslim 22%
Government: Republic.  Currency: CFA franc

CANADA
(NORTH AMERICA)
Capital: Ottawa. Population: 34.2 million
Languages: English, French, Chinese, Italian, German, Portuguese, Inuit
Religions: Roman Catholic 47%, Protestant 41%, other 12%
Government: Parliamentary democracy. Currency: Canadian dollar

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
(CENTRAL AFRICA)
Capital: Bangui. Population: 4.5 million
Languages: French, Sango, Banda, Gbaya
Religions: Christian 50%, traditional beliefs 27%, Muslim 15%, other 8%
Government: Republic. Currency: CFA franc

CHAD
(NORTH CENTRAL AFRICA)
Capitol: N'Djamena. Population: 11.2 million
Languages: French, Sara, Maba
Religions: Muslim 50%, traditional beliefs 43%, Christian 7%
Government: Republic. Currency: CFA franc

CONGO
(CENTRAL AFRICA)
Capital: Brazzaville Population: 3.8 million
Languages: French, Kongo, Teke, Lingala
Religions: Roman Catholic 50%, Traditional beliefs 48%, other 2%
Government: Republic Currency: CFA franc

CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF [ZAIRE]
(CENTRAL AFRICA)
Capital: Kinshasa Population: 67.8 million
Languages: French, Kiswahili, Tshiluba, Lingala
Religions: Traditional beliefs 50%, Roman Catholic 37%, Protestant 13%
Government: Single-party republic. Currency: Congolese franc

DJIBOUTI
(EAST AFRICA)
Capital: Djibouti. Population: 879,000
Languages: Arabic, French, Somali, Afar
Religions: Christian 87%, other 13%
Government: Republic. Currency: Djibouti franc

EGYPT
(NORTH AFRICA)
Capital: Cairo. Population: 79 million
Languages: Arabic, French, English, BVerber, Greek, Armenian
Religions: Muslim 94%, other 6%
Government: Republic. Currency: Egyptian pound

FRANCE
(WESTERN EUROPE)
Capital: Paris. Population: 65.4 million
Languages: French, Provencal, Breton, Catalan, Basque
Religions: Roman Catholic 88%, Muslim 8%, other 4%
Government: Republic. Currency: Euro.

FRENCH POLYNESIA
(SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN)
Capital: Papeete. Population:
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Religions: T
Government: Republic. Currency: CFP franc

GABON
(WEST AFRICA)
Capital: Libreville.  Population: 1.5 million
Languages: French, Fang, Punu, Sira, Nzebi, Mpongwe
Religions: Christian 96%, Muslim 2%, other 2%
Government: Republic. Currency: CFA franc

GUINEA
(WEST AFRICA)
Capital: Conakry. Population: 1.5 million
Languages: French, Fulani, Malinke, Soussou, Kissi
Religions: Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, Traditional beliefs 7%
Government: Republic. Currency: Franc

HAITI
(CARIBBEAN)
Capital: Port-au-Prince. Population: 10.1 million
Languages: French, French creole.
Religions: Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16%, other 4%
Government: Republic. Currency: Gourde.

IVORY COAST
(WEST AFRICA)
Capital: Yamossoukro. Population: 21.6 million
Languages: French, Akran, Kru, Voltaic
Religions: Traditional beliefs 63%, Muslim 25%, Christian 12%
Government: Republic. Currency: CFA franc

LAOS
(SOUTHEAST ASIA)
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LEBANON
(SOUTHWEST ASIA)
Capital: Beirut. Population: 4.3 million
Languages: Arabic, French, Armenia
Religions: Muslim 70%, Christian 30%
Government: Republic. Currency: Lebanese pound

LUXEMBOURG
(NORTHWEST EUROPE)
Capital: Luxembourg. Population: 502,000
Languages: Letzeburghish, French, German
Religion: Roman Catholic 97%, other 3%
Government: Monarchy. Currency: Euro

MADAGASCAR
(INDIAN OCEAN EAST OF AFRICA)
Capital: Antananarivo. Population: 21 million
Languages: Malagasy, French.
Religions: Traditional beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
Government: Republic. Currency: Franc

MALI
(WEST AFRICA)
Capital: Bamako. Population: 14.5 million
Languages: French, Bambara, Fulani, Senufo, Soninke
Religions: Muslim 80%, Traditional beliefs 18%, Christian 2%
Government: Republic. Currency: CFA franc

MAURITANIA
(WEST AFRICA)
Capital: Nouakchott. Population: 3.2 million
Languages: French, Arabic, Wolof
Religions: Muslim 100%
Government: Republic. Currency: Ouguiya

MONACO
(SURROUNDED BY FRANCE)
Capital: Monaco. Population: 33,000
Languages: French, Italian, Monegasque, English
Religions: Roman Catholic 89%, others 11%
Government: Monrachy. Currency: Euro.

NIGER
(WEST AFRICA)
Capital: Niamey. Population: 15.9 million
Languages: French, Hausa, Djerma, Fulani, Tuareg, Teda
Religions: Muslim 85%, traditional beliefs 14%, Christian 1%
Government: Republic. Currency: CFA franc

RWANDA
(SOUTEAST AFRICA)
Capital: Kigali. Population: 10.2 million
Languages: Kinyarwanda, French, Kiswahili, English
Religions: Christian 74%, traditional beliefs 25%, other 1%
Government: Republic. Currency: Rwanda franc

SENEGAL
(WESTERN AFRICA)
Capital: Dakar. Population: 12 million
Languages: French, Wolof, Fulani, Serer
Religions: Muslim 90%, Traditional beliefs 5%, Christian 5%
Government: Republic. Currency: CFA franc

SEYCHELLES
(INDIAN OCEAN EAST OF AFRICA)
Capital: Victoria. Population: 85,000
Languages: French creole, French, English
Religions: Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
Government: Republic. Currency: Seychelles rupee

SWITZERLAND
(WESTERN EUROPE)
Capital: Bern. Population: 7.8 million
Languages: German, French, Italian, Romansch
Religions: Roman Catholic 48%, Protestant 44%, other 7%
Government: Federal Republic. Currency: Euro.

SYRIA
(SOUTHWEST ASIA)
Capital: Damascus. Population: 22.5 million
Languages: Arabic, French, Kurdish
Religions: Sunni Muslim 74%, other Muslim 16%, Christian 10%
Government: Single-party republic. Currency: Syrian pound

TOGO
(WEST AFRICA)
Capital: Lome. Population: 6.7 million
Languages: French, Ewe, Kabye, Gurma
Religions: Traditional beliefs 50%, Christian 35%, Muslim 15%
Government: Republic. Currency: CFA franc

TUNISIA
(NORTH AFRICA)
Capital: Tunis. Population: 10.4 million
Languages: Arabic, French.
Religions: Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish 1%
Government: Republic. Currency: Tunisian dinar

UNITED STATES
(NORTH AMERICA)
Capital: Washington, DC. Population: 310 million
Languages: English, Spanish, Italian, German, French, Polish, Chinese, Greek
Religions: Protestant 61%, Catholic 25%, Jewish 2%, other 12%
Government: Republic. Currency: US dollar

VANUATU
(WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN)
Capital: Port-Villa. Population: 246.000
Languages: Bislama, English, French
Religions: Protesant 77%, Roman Catholic 15%, traditiona

VIET NAM
(SOUTHEAST ASIA)
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Last Modified on June 13, 2014

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