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DescriptionNew-Map-Francophone World.PNG	English: The French language and French creoles in the world Regions where French or a French creole is the main language Regions where it is an official language Regions where it is a second language Regions where it is a minority language The following things have been changed from the old "Map-Francophone World.PNG": Cambodia, Laos and the South of Vietnam are colored in light blue because these countries still use French in TV shows and at school. Lebanon, Tunisia, Mauritania, Morocco, and Algeria have been colored light blue, because the French language is widely used to a degree similar to a second language. There are even more French speakers in those countries than when French was the official language. Egypt is colored in light blue because the christian population speaks French. The Western Sahara has been colored light blue, due to the increased use of French there. A green square has been added to London to recognize the French-speaking minority. To be modified : The status of French language in Africa depends on the country. For instance in Senegal French is not always used in the street and the status of official language fits well whereas in Gabon this is the only used language, except for the eldest between people of a same ethnie so in Gabon the French is the main language. French is not an official language in the Dutchspeaking part of Belgium. Art. 4 of the Belgian constitution clearly states that Dutch is the only official language in the Dutch language area. So the Flemish government will not communicate in French, French documents in Flemish courts will have to be translated into Dutch before they can be used etc... So I suggest the following colours: Brussels should be "Regions where it is an official language" since Dutch and French are the official languages of the Brussels region. Flanders should become grey. Maybe a Green square can be added to Flanders but French only enjoys minority status in some small municipalities bordering Frenchspeaking Belgium. The article on the official languages of Belgium also The article on the official languages of Belgium can be used as an example. Français : La langue française dans le monde Langue maternelle Langue officielle Deuxième langue Minorités francophones Les choses suivantes ont été modifiées de l'ancien "Map-Frncophone World.PNG": Le Viêt-nam, le Cambodge et le Laos ne sont plus coloriés en bleu clair, car la langue française n'y est plus beaucoup utilisée aujourd'hui. Le Sahara Occidental a été colorié en bleu clair, en raison de l'augmentation de l'usage du français dans la région. Un point vert a été ajouté à Londres pour reconnaître la minorité de langue française là-bas. Proposition de modification : L'usage de la langue française est divers dans les pays d'Afrique subsaharienne. Par exemple, le français n'est pas la langue utilisée par défaut dans les rues sénégalaises. Tout au contraire, prétendre que le français n'est pas la langue maternelle des Gabonais reviendrait à dire que le français n'était rien de plus qu'une langue officielle dans la Bretagne des années cinquante. Ne connaissant pas la situation des autres pays, je laisse le soin à toute personne motivée de corriger cette erreur. Català: La llengua francesa al món Llengua materna Llengua oficial Segona Llengua Minories francòfones
Date	15 August 2007
Source	Own work
Author	aaker

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	00:15, 30 July 2023	2,664 × 1,468 (93 KB)	Riad Salih	Western Sahara is an old Spanish colony, and French is not commonly used there.
	00:10, 30 July 2023	2,664 × 1,468 (93 KB)	Riad Salih	Since July 2023, French is no longer an official language in Mali, but a language of work.
	06:49, 30 April 2023	2,664 × 1,468 (205 KB)	Moalli	Remove green square in middle of Mediterranean, no country located there
	22:50, 15 March 2023	2,664 × 1,468 (105 KB)	Kwamikagami	update some per WP-en article, though this map not used much anymore
	10:21, 9 August 2019	2,664 × 1,468 (120 KB)	Nicholas05	Reverted to version as of 15:28, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
	09:07, 6 August 2019	2,664 × 1,468 (119 KB)	Nicholas05	Removed the small thing on ontario.
	09:01, 6 August 2019	2,664 × 1,468 (119 KB)	Nicholas05	Removed 8 provinces where french is not the official language, there 3 territorries which will spoke minority.
	15:28, 17 July 2018	2,664 × 1,468 (120 KB)	Maphobbyist	Reverted to version as of 18:46, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
	09:53, 27 June 2018	2,664 × 1,468 (100 KB)	Motiss
	09:50, 27 June 2018	2,664 × 1,468 (120 KB)	Motiss	Reverted to version as of 18:46, 4 January 2018 (UTC)