The French Language in Numbers!!!!
Have you ever wondered how important French is as a language and how many people speak it. Check this out.
French is an international language
2nd most-used language in diplomacy, particularly European and multilateral diplomacy, after English;
Official UN language;
Working language of the European Union and the African Union;
Official language of the Olympic Games together with English.
French is a modern language
4th most used language on the Internet, which now brings together over 4 billion users;
3rd most used language in business (the Francophone area now accounts for over 15% of global wealth);
2nd language of international information in the media.
French is a living language:
2nd language in terms of learners in the world;
125 million people study French around the world;
half a million of French teachers outside France.
It is one of the rare languages to be taught in the education systems of every country.
