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The French Wikipedia ( French: Wikipédia en français) is the French-language edition of Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia. This edition was started on 23 March 2001, two months after the official creation of Wikipedia. [1] It has 2,608,654 articles as of 1 May 2024, making it the fourth-largest Wikipedia overall, after the English ...
Of the languages of France, French is the sole official language according to the second article of the French Constitution. French, a Gallo-Romance language, is spoken by nearly the entire population of France.
Apr 10, 2024 · French language, probably the most internationally significant Romance language in the world. At the beginning of the 21st century, French was an official language of more than 25 countries.
Oct 1, 2022 · French (Français, /fʁɑ̃sɛ/) is a Romance language spoken as a first language by around 136 million people worldwide. A total of 500 million speak it as either a first, second, or foreign language. Moreover, some 200 million people learn French as a foreign language. French speaking communities are present in 56 countries and territories.
French is an official language in 28 countries and is spoken across all continents. French is also the second most geographically widespread language in the world after English, with about 50 countries and territories having it as a de jure or de facto official, administrative, or cultural language.
List of countries and territories where French is an official language. French is an official language in 27 independent nations. The following is a list of sovereign states and territories where French is an official or de facto language.
Dialects of the French language in the world. Varieties of the French language are spoken in France and around the world. The Francophones of France generally use Metropolitan French [citation needed] (spoken in Paris and considered standard) although some also use regional dialects or varieties such as Meridional French.
