The “Francophone World” is made up by 26 independent countries where French is an official language and those in the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), across 4 continents of the world
There are 26 independent countries with French as an official language (include territories). The three Sahel states that left La Francophonie in 2025 (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger)
Europe:
- Belgium,
- Switzerland,
- Luxembourg,
- Monaco,
- Andorra (French co-official).
- France
French overseas departments
- Guadeloupe( Caribbean),
- Martinique (Caribbean),
- French Guiana (South America),
- Réunion (Indian Ocean),
- Mayotte (Indian Ocean),
French overseas collectivities and territories
- Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon (near Canada),
- French Polynesia (Pacific),
- Wallis-and-Futuna (Pacific),
- New Caledonia (Pacific),
- Saint-Martin (Caribbean),
- Saint-Barthélemy (Caribbean)
Africa:
- Benin,
- Burkina Faso • (left La Francophonie in 2025),
- Burundi,
- Cameroon,
- Central African Republic,
- Chad,
- Comoros,
- DR Congo,
- Republic of the Congo,
- Ivory Coast,
- Djibouti,
- Equatorial Guinea,
- Gabon,
- Guinea,
- Madagascar,
- Mali • (left La Francophonie in 2025),
- Niger • (left La Francophonie in 2025),
- Rwanda,
- Senegal,
- Seychelles,
- Togo.
Americas:
- Canada,
- Haiti.
Oceania:
- Vanuatu.
sources Francophone world