French

• Alternate names: Français Also: in Belgium -- Français; in Canada -- Français; in Equatorial Guinea -- Français, Francés; in Italy -- Français; in Monaco -- Français; in Switzerland -- Français
• Scriptures published: Bible (1530--2000) New Testament (1474--1990) Portions (1483--1989)
• Literacy: No information available.
• Primary country: France
• Also used in: Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Guadeloupe, Guinea, Haiti, India, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Monaco, Morocco, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Niger, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Reunion, Rwanda, Bolivia, Mayotte, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, Virgin Islands, U.S., United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna
• Religion: Christian
• Livelihood: Intensive agriculturalists; industry workers, marketers
• Status: De facto national working language in Algeria; De facto national working language in Andorra; Statutory national language in Belgium; Statutory national language in Benin; Statutory national language in Burkina Faso; De facto national working language in Burundi; Statutory national language in Cameroon; Statutory national language in Canada; Statutory national language in Central African Republic; Statutory national language in Chad; Statutory national language in Comoros; Statutory national language in Congo; Statutory national language in Côte d'Ivoire; Statutory national language in Democratic Republic of the Congo; Statutory national language in Djibouti; Statutory national working language in Equatorial Guinea; Statutory national language in France; Statutory national language in French Guiana; Statutory national language in French Polynesia; Statutory national language in Gabon; Statutory national language in Guadeloupe; Statutory national language in Guinea; Statutory national working language in Haiti; Statutory language of provincial identity in India; Statutory provincial language in Italy; De facto national working language in Lebanon; Statutory national working language in Luxembourg; Statutory national language in Madagascar; Statutory national language in Mali; Statutory national language in Martinique; De facto national working language in Mauritania; De facto national working language in Mauritius; Statutory national language in Mayotte; Statutory national language in Monaco; Statutory national language in New Caledonia; Statutory national language in Niger; Statutory national language in Réunion; Statutory national working language in Rwanda; Statutory national language in Saint Barthélemy; Statutory national language in Saint Martin; Statutory national language in Saint Pierre and Miquelon; Statutory national language in Senegal; Statutory national language in Seychelles; Statutory national language in Switzerland; Statutory national language in Togo; Statutory national language in Vanuatu; Statutory national language in Wallis and Futuna
• Number of users: 68,458,600 (53,500,000; 4,000,000 in Belgium (Harris 1987); 6,820,000; ; 100,000 in Italy (Harris 1987); 17,400 in Monaco (1988); 1,490,000 in Switzerland (2000 census))

(data from Ethnologue and other sources)

Scripture

• Faith Comes by Hearing:
• Watch The JESUS Film in French
• Forum of Bible Agencies International: Find a Bible in French
• World Bibles: all known Scripture available in French on the web
• Joshua Project: French — facts and resources

Other

• ScriptSource: writing systems of the world
• Ethnologue entry for French — detailed linguistic information.