Countries where French is an official language:
* France: This is the largest country where French is the official language, with over 67 million speakers.
* Canada: French is one of the two official languages alongside English, with around 7.5 million speakers.
* Belgium: French is one of the three official languages, alongside Dutch and German, with around 4 million speakers.
* Switzerland: French is one of the four official languages, alongside German, Italian, and Romansh, with around 2 million speakers.
* Luxembourg: French is one of the three official languages, alongside German and Luxembourgish, with around 200,000 speakers.
* Monaco: French is the official language, with around 30,000 speakers.
* Haiti: French is the official language, with around 10 million speakers.
* Senegal: French is the official language, with around 12 million speakers.
* Ivory Coast: French is the official language, with around 20 million speakers.
* Cameroon: French is one of the two official languages, alongside English, with around 7 million speakers.
* Central African Republic: French is the official language, with around 5 million speakers.
* Chad: French is the official language, with around 12 million speakers.
* Congo, Democratic Republic of the: French is the official language, with around 60 million speakers.
* Congo, Republic of the: French is the official language, with around 4 million speakers.
* Djibouti: French is one of the two official languages, alongside Arabic, with around 700,000 speakers.
* Gabon: French is the official language, with around 1.8 million speakers.
* Guinea: French is the official language, with around 10 million speakers.
* Madagascar: French is one of the two official languages, alongside Malagasy, with around 20 million speakers.
* Mali: French is the official language, with around 14 million speakers.
* Niger: French is the official language, with around 18 million speakers.
* Rwanda: French is one of the three official languages, alongside Kinyarwanda and English, with around 12 million speakers.
* Burundi: French is one of the three official languages, alongside Kirundi and English, with around 10 million speakers.
* Togo: French is the official language, with around 6 million speakers.
* Benin: French is the official language, with around 10 million speakers.
* Burkina Faso: French is the official language, with around 17 million speakers.
Other regions where French is spoken by significant populations:
* French Guiana: A French overseas department located in South America.
* Guadeloupe: A French overseas department located in the Caribbean.
* Martinique: A French overseas department located in the Caribbean.
* Réunion: A French overseas department located in the Indian Ocean.
* New Caledonia: A French overseas territory located in the Pacific Ocean.
* Wallis and Futuna: A French overseas collectivity located in the Pacific Ocean.
* French Polynesia: A French overseas territory located in the Pacific Ocean.
* Saint Pierre and Miquelon: A French overseas collectivity located in the North Atlantic Ocean.
This list is not exhaustive, as French is spoken in various communities throughout the world due to historical factors like colonization, trade, and cultural exchange.