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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.

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