The French language became an international language, the second international language alongside Latin, in the Middle Ages, "from the fourteenth century onwards". It was not by virtue of the power of the See more

Caribbean
French language is spoken in the overseas departments of French Guiana and the See more

Cambodia
About 3% of the population of Cambodia can speak French as of 2014.
China See more

• List of territorial entities where French is an official language
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie See more

Northern Africa
Algeria
In Algeria, 69.1% of the population over 15 in Alger, Constantine, Oran and Annaba can read and write … See more

Spoken by 12% of the EU population, French is the second most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union, after German; it is also the third most widely known … See more

• Observatoire démographique et statistique de l’espace francophone (ODSEF)
• Why French Matters
• Is French a Global Language? See more