FranceListe CR, n° 167 · History, geography and culture

How many people speak French in the world?

In the exam (French)

Combien de personnes parlent français dans le monde ?

  1. aAbout 70 millionEnviron 70 millions
  2. bAbout 150 millionEnviron 150 millions
  3. cMore than 300 millionPlus de 300 millionsCorrect answer
  4. dMore than 2 billionPlus de 2 milliards

Why?

French is spoken by more than 300 million people on all five continents. It is an official language in more than 30 countries. About 70 million is roughly the number of inhabitants of France alone.

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Source

Knowledge questions: Ministry of the Interior (DIAN), official lists of knowledge questions CSP and CR, formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr, Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 21 October 2026; the official list for naturalisation, immigration.interieur.gouv.fr (DGEF), Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 25 October 2026. The answer options, the explanations, the situations and the English translation are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are in French. This is not a ministry service.

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