Which are the countries where french is a maternal language?

French is a maternal language, meaning it is spoken as a first language, in the following countries:

Africa:

* Benin

* Burkina Faso

* Burundi

* Cameroon

* Central African Republic

* Chad

* Comoros

* Congo, Democratic Republic of the

* Congo, Republic of the

* Côte d'Ivoire

* Djibouti

* Gabon

* Guinea

* Madagascar

* Mali

* Mauritania

* Niger

* Rwanda

* Senegal

* Seychelles

* Togo

Europe:

* Belgium (Wallonia and Brussels)

* France

* Luxembourg

* Monaco

* Switzerland (French-speaking cantons)

North America:

* Canada (Quebec and some parts of Ontario, New Brunswick, and Manitoba)

Other:

* Haiti

It's important to note that this list does not include all countries where French is spoken. Many other countries have French as an official language, a second language, or a widely spoken language.

Additionally, there are many regions within countries where French is spoken as a maternal language, even though it is not the official language of the entire country. For example, French is widely spoken in certain regions of Belgium, Switzerland, and Canada, even though it is not the official language of those entire countries.