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Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname

Total No. Of Countries

326
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National Language

France
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname

Second Language

Africa, Canada
South Africa

Speaking Continents

Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Asia, Europe, North America, South America

Minority Language

Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
France, Germany, Indonesia

Regulated By

Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)

Interesting Facts

  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.

Similar To

Italian Language
German and English Languages

Derived From

Latin
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French vs Dutch Countries

Comparing French vs Dutch countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak French and Dutch languages.

  • French Speaking Countries: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu.
  • Dutch Speaking Countries: Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname.

So we find that, total number of countries where French is official language is 32 whereas total number of countries where Dutch is official language is 6

Find if French and Dutch are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of French and Dutch speaking countries will give you the presence of French and Dutch languages in different countries. Along with French vs Dutch countries, you can also compare French vs Dutch.

French and Dutch as Minority Language

In French and Dutch speaking countries you will get the countries which have French and Dutch as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • French as minority language: Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam.
  • Dutch as minority language: France, Germany, Indonesia.

If you want to compare French and Dutch dialects, then you can go to French vs Dutch Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

French and Dutch Regulators

French and Dutch speaking countries provide you French and Dutch regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française regulates French language.Dutch is regulated by Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union). Also get to learn, French and Dutch Language History.

French and Dutch Continents

Thinking about French and Dutch continents in which French and Dutch speaking countries are present. Check out more information on French and Dutch. Most of the French speaking countries lie in Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America. While Dutch speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe, North America, South America. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of French and Dutch languages:

French Interesting Facts:

  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.

Dutch Interesting Facts:

  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.

The French language was derived from Latin and is similar to Italian Language whereas French language is similar to German and English Languages and derived from .