French is an Official spoken language in all United Nations agencies and in a large number of international organization.
French is also the official languag e in France's overseas territories of French Polynesia, New Caledonia, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint-Barthélémy, Saint Martin, Mayotte, Réunion, and Saint-Pierre et Miquelon. Furthermore, French is an official language of Lebanon, along with Arabic. In Laos and Cambodia, French is still an administrative language , and it is the most commonly taught third language in India. In French-speaking Africa (essentially the western and central parts of the continent), French is a first language for some and a widely spoken second language for many. Where access to education spreads over the continent, more and more people speak French. A large number of second-language French speakers are also found in the Caribbean (e.g., Haiti). In the United States, French is the third most-spoken language, after English and Spanish, and the second most-spoken in the states of Louisiana, Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire. Louisiana is home to many...