French speakers
6,700,000
1,272,000
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Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Switzerland
Ranked 4th.
French status
Difficult intelligibility between speakers of Qu�b�cois and Acadian for speakers not fluent in Standard French . National language . Bible 1530-1986.
33% of the population of Switzerland speak French every day (1990 census). Official language . Used for education in French-speaking areas. Bible 1530-1986.
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Status of French language in selected countries. Additional information for Mauritius provided by the Ministry of Tourism website of the Republic of Mauritius
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John Doe > Informal names for unknown or unspecified persons in various countries/regions
G. Raymond (male/female, mostly on credit cards and ID, used as could be either an anglophone or Francophone name), John Jones, Jos Bleau (Quebec, French adaptation of Joe Blow)
Herr und Frau Schweizer, Hans Meier, Hans Mustermann
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Languages of the African Union > Illiteracy > Literacy rate
99.9
99.9
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Ranked 13th.
Ranked 11th.
Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > English
yes
yes
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Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > French
yes
yes
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Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > German
no
yes & Swiss German
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Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Italian
no
no
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Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Japanese
no
no
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Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Portuguese
no
no
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Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Russian
no
no
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Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Spanish
no
no
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Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders > Swedish
no
yes
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Wikipedia: Linguistic capabilities of modern world leaders
Nobel Prize in Literature > Most awarded countries > %
0.98
1.96
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Wikipedia: Nobel Prize in Literature
Ranked 32nd.
Ranked 15th. 100% more than Canada
Nobel Prize in Literature > Most awarded countries > Laureates
1
2
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Wikipedia: Nobel Prize in Literature
Ranked 32nd.
Ranked 15th. 100% more than Canada
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