Countries where French is an official language:
* Europe:
* France (obviously!)
* Belgium (alongside Dutch and German)
* Switzerland (alongside German, Italian, and Romansh)
* Luxembourg (alongside German)
* Monaco
* Andorra (alongside Catalan)
* Africa:
* Algeria
* Benin
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Congo, Democratic Republic of the
* Congo, Republic of the
* Côte d'Ivoire
* Djibouti
* Equatorial Guinea
* Gabon
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Madagascar
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Morocco
* Niger
* Rwanda
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Togo
* Tunisia
* North America:
* Canada (alongside English)
* South America:
* French Guiana (an overseas region of France)
* Oceania:
* Vanuatu
* New Caledonia (an overseas territory of France)
* Wallis and Futuna (an overseas territory of France)
Other places where French is spoken:
* Many countries in Africa have large French-speaking populations, even if French isn't the official language.
* French is also spoken in several countries in the Caribbean (e.g., Haiti, Martinique, Guadeloupe) and in the Indian Ocean (e.g., Réunion).
* There are also significant French-speaking communities in many countries around the world, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
As you can see, French is spoken on every continent except Antarctica, and it's one of the most widely spoken languages in the world!