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The French language is the only language other than English that is useful in every major country around the world, regardless of region. It is spoken and studied everywhere: in Europe, Canada, and the Caribbean; and in Africa and the South Pacific. Even in countries where it's not an official language, French can be surprisingly useful — in Latin America, for instance. And many students say one of the reasons they want to learn French is that it's such a beautiful language... well, we agree!
"French is an official language in 29 countries, most of which form what is called in French la Francophonie, the community of French-speaking countries. It is an official language of all United Nations agencies and a large number of international organizations. According to the European Union, 129 million, or twenty-six percent of the Union's total population speak French, of whom 65 million are native speakers and 69 million are second-language or foreign language speakers, thus making French the third language in the European Union that people state they are most able to speak, after English and German. Twenty-percent of non-Francophone Europeans know how to speak French, totaling roughly 145.6 million people in Europe, alone." (Wikipedia)