List of countries and territories where French is an official language

French is an official language in 29 independent nations. The following is a list of sovereign states and territories where French is an official or "de facto" language.
Countries.
This table shows the populations of the countries, not the number of French speakers.
Dependent entities.
Note: Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana and Mayotte are classified as overseas regions of France and are thus not a part of this list.