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DEFINITION:
Status of French language in selected countries. Additional information for Mauritius provided by the Ministry of Tourism website of the Republic of Mauritius.
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| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Algeria | 20% of the population can read and write French, and more can speak it. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Andorra | National language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Belgium | The eastern subdialect of Walloon is considered to be more difficult to understand within Belgium. The following municipalities have minority rights for Dutch-speaking persons: Comines-Warneton, Mouscron, Enghien, Floubecques; and for German-speaking persons: Malm�dy, Weismes, Welkenraedt. Official language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Benin | Official language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Burkina Faso | Official language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Burundi | Official language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Cameroon | Official language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Canada | Difficult intelligibility between speakers of Qu�b�cois and Acadian for speakers not fluent in Standard French. National language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Central African Republic | Official language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Chad | Official language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sole language of formal education. Official language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Djibouti | Official language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| French Guiana | National language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| French Polynesia | National language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Gabon | The only language of formal education. Official language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Guadeloupe | There is a variety on the northwest end of St. Barth�lemy, west of but not including Gustavia, similar to Cajun French of the USA, which may or may not be a French dialect (Julianne Maher 1997). National language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Guinea | Official language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Haiti | National language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Italy | Official language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Lebanon | An estimated 20% of the population speak French in their daily lives, and up to 65% of the population can read and converse in French. A number of government and private universities teach in French. Official language. The language of instruction in most schools. Newspapers, magazines. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Luxembourg | Used mainly by intellectuals, professionals, authorities. Taught in school as a third language. Used for streets, shops, travel tickets, hotel registries, menus. National language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Madagascar | Official language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Mali | Official language for instruction in schools. Official language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Martinique | National language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Mauritius | One of two official languages (the other being English). Used widely and considered more popular than English. The elderly tend to use creole. Newspapers, radio programs, TV. Bible 1530-1986.French Creole(A French patois ,French derived) used as well. |
| Mayotte | Official language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Monaco | National language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| New Caledonia | National language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Niger | Official language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Reunion | Official language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Rwanda | Official language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | National language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Senegal | Official language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Seychelles | Spoken by the French settler families, 'grands blancs.' Official language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Switzerland | 33% of the population of Switzerland speak French every day (1990 census). Official language. Used for education in French-speaking areas. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Togo | Official language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Tunisia | Bible 1530-1986. |
| United Kingdom | French is only spoken by about 11% of the population of Channel Islands, mainly older people. Official language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Vanuatu | National language. Bible 1530-1986. |
| Wallis and Futuna | National language. Bible 1530-1986. |
