Held on 20 March, International Francophonie Day – or, in the spirit of the day, Journée internationale de la francophonie – celebrates the French language, spoken by more than 321 million people across five continents, and the diversity of francophone culture.
French is the fifth most spoken language in the world – fourth on the internet – and francophone countries have 1.2 billion inhabitants in total, and hold 16 percent of global wealth.
