The Striking Contrasts of the French-speaking World
Did you know?
French is the either the official language or widely used in 34 sovereign states plus 11 French overseas territories.
French Facts:
Africa
It is estimated there will be 700 million French speakers in the world by 2050, 85% of whom will be in Africa. The Democratic Republic of Congo, with a population of 80 million, has more French speakers than any nation including France.
France
Less than 1% of more than 65 million people are born-again believers. Muslims outnumber born-again believers 7 to 1. There are over 37,000 towns and villages with no resident Gospel witness.
Haiti
French and Creole are the official languages of Haiti. Long known as the poorest nation in the western hemisphere, God is turning the nation around by the power of the Gospel.
Québec, Canada
Only of .006% of the population are Evangelical Christians (That’s approximately 42,000 out of 7 million!). Montreal, Quebec is the second largest native French-speaking city in the world.