There are 125 million speakers of French in the world.
Forty-four countries speak French either as an official language or as a primary language.
In Canada, 20 percent of the population speaks French. Twenty-three African countries speak French as an official or as a primary language.
According to the Federal Constitution, Switzerland has four official national languages: German (spoken by 65% of the population, French (18.4%), Italian (9.8%) and Romansh (0.8%).
France has the fourth largest world economy.
Europe is the world's largest market; France is Europe's second largest market.
Belgium is at the forefront of political activity and serves as residence to the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
France is the leading tourist destination in the world. More people annually visit France than live in France.
French is one of the two official languages of the Olympic Games.
France officially the French Republic (French: République française, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various overseas islands and territories located in other continents.
Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean.
The Kingdom of Belgium is a country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other major international organizations, including NATO.
