French and German Speaking countries

French

German

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

Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland

Total No. Of Countries

National Language

France

Germany

Second Language

Africa, Canada

North Dakota, United States of America

Speaking Continents

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

Europe

Minority Language

Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam

Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia

Regulated By

Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française

Council for German Orthography

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.

One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.

Similar To

Italian Language

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages

Derived From

Latin

Albanian Languages

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French and German as Minority Language

In French and German speaking countries you will get the countries which have French and German 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.
German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.

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

French and German Regulators

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

French and German Continents

Thinking about French and German continents in which French and German speaking countries are present. Check out more information on French and German. Most of the French speaking countries lie in Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America. While German speaking countries lie in Europe. 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 German 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.

German Interesting Facts:

One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.

The French language was derived from Latin and is similar to Italian Language whereas French language is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages and derived from Albanian Languages.