THE FRENCH SPEAKING COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD:

LA FRANCOPHONIE

What is the Francophonie• It is an international organisation ( OIF)

• Its motto is :"equality, complementarity, and solidarity"

• It comprises 56 members

• There are some countries who are not members but are French-Speaking

(e.g.: Algeria-Israel...)

128 millions people around the world speak French

the 11th most spoken language2nd taught

A majority of the world's French- speaking population lives in

AfricaFrench is an official language in many African countries

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1 Morocco 2 Algeria 3 Tunisia 4 Mauritania 5 Mali 6 Niger 7 Chad 8 Senegal 9 Burkina10 Guinea11 Ivory Cost12 Togo13 Benin14 Cameroon15 Central African Republic16 Equatorial Guinea17 Gabon18 Congo19 Democratic Republic of The Congo 20 Rwanda21 Burundi22 Djibouti23 Madagascar24 Comoros

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Usually considered

Sometimes considered

The DOM-TOM: French Overseas departments and

territories

DOM: French overseas department (citizens of France)TOM: French overseas territory (governed by autonomy status)

The International day of Francophonie is celebrated the

20th March every year