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    France, Paris and French language
    France in Europe
  • Reasons to study French
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  • Who speak French language
  • French at work
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  • French as official language
    • Reasons to study French
    French is the eleventh most widely-spoken language in the world.
    French is the official language of 33 countries in the world.
    French is spoken in two of the G7 countries.
    French is the mother tongue of 75 million people.
    200 million people around the world understand, speak, read or write French.
    French is one of the official languages of the International Red Cross.
    French-speaking Africa represents an area larger than the USA.
    French is the most widely taught second language after English.
    Over 20,000 English words have their origins in French.
    In terms of number of words, French is the second largest language after English.
    In the humanities and the social sciences many of the most important writings have come from France.
    Students and researchers who know French have access to these works for several years before they are translated into English. Many significant works are never translated and remain accessible only to those who know the language.
    France is one of the world's major foreign tourist destinations (60 million tourists a year).
    France is Europe's foremost investor abroad.
    France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany have the lowest rates of inflation in the European Union. This is an indicator of the health of these countries.
    France is in fourth position in terms of world power and it does not have the debt problems facing many other major industrialised nations. (A positive sign for joint projects, business and scientific co-operation).
    France has the fourth largest economy in the world after the U.S., Japan and Germany.
    France is the fourth largest producer of automobiles in the world (Renault,Peugeot, Citroën) and the third largest exporter.
    France is the second largest exporter of agricultural products in the world after the U.S.
    In the humanities and the social sciences many of the most important writings have come from France.
    The French export more per capita than the Japanese and more than twice as much as the Americans. Overall, France is the fourth largest exporting nation of the world.

    WHO SPEAK FRENCH LANGUAGE
      countries members of the Francophone agency   countries where French is an official language
      countries where French is mother tongue   countries where French is teaching language
     
    For those with the appropriate skills there are also possibilities for work in the following fields:
  • International business.
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  • French research institutes.
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  • International agencies.
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  • As a teacher.
  • The tourism and hospitality industries.
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  • As a translator or interpreter.
  • The diplomatic service.
    • French,along with English, is the official working
    language of :
  • The United Nations
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  • The 31-member Council of Europe.
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  • UNESCO.
  • The European Community.
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  • NATO.
  • The Universal Postal Union.
  • The International Olympic Committee.
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  • The International Red Cross.
  • The International Labor Bureau.
  • Union of International Associations (UIA)
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  • Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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    French is the dominant working language at :
  • The European Court of Justice
  • The European Tribunal of First Instance
  • The European Court of Auditors in Luxembourg.
  • The Press Room at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium
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    Learn more about France, Paris and French language :
    Why French language
  • France in Europe.
  • Why french language
  • Paris City
  • Cultural activities Paris

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