French
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French is spoken in 29 countries where used officially, plus seven where commonly used but not officially. Total speakers 200 million (2005) (first and second language speakers) and by an estimated 500 million francophones worldwide, (2000). Most native speakers of the language live in France, where the language originated. The rest live essentially in Canada, particularly Quebec, New Brunswick and Ontario, as well as Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and certain places in the U.S. states of Maine and Louisiana. Most second-language speakers of French live in Francophone Africa, arguably exceeding the number of native speakers. Wikipedia:French language
