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This document provides information about French territories, including geographical details, historical context, and the development of the French language. It discusses the influence of the Franks, the use of French in various organizations, and the impact of colonization. The text touches on topics like language families, specific dialects, and the official language status of French in different regions.
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La France des Outre Mer - French territories outside mainland France in continental Europe Gaul - the name of the ancient region, now modern France Vulgar Latin - ancient language that was prevalent in the Roman Empire from which French develops Romance languages - family of languages that French...
La France des Outre Mer - French territories outside mainland France in continental Europe Gaul - the name of the ancient region, now modern France Vulgar Latin - ancient language that was prevalent in the Roman Empire from which French develops Romance languages - family of languages that French falls into - SPANISH - Italian -PORTUGUES - Romanian Franks - germanic people influenced the French language, which resulted in French sounding different from its cousin languages. Langue d'Oil - a dialect that developed into modern French François Ier- a king who made old French the official language of France 1539 - the year-old French was made the official language of France * Old French was made the official language of French in the 16th century because it was the most popular written language at that time La Francophonie is a loosely united group of nations in which French is the first, official, or culturally significant language. * 321 million speakers of French worldwide *at present, Asia is the continent in which French is not spoken daily France has colonies in: - Australia and Oceania -NORTH AMERICA - AFRICA (continent in which French is widely spoken) - ASIA Organizations in which French is an official language: - European Union - United Nations - Olympic Committee France EEZ: 11.7 million square kilometers Guiana Amazonian Park - the largest rainforest in Europe is physically located in French Guiana in South America * The French Republic has 13 timezones * France became the 4th (Fourth) country to detonate a nuclear weapon after the soviet union (USSR), the United States of America (USA), and the United Kingdom (UK) *France maintains the 3rd largest number of overseas military bases with 36,000 soldiers worldwide after the US and UK. Euros- monetary currency of French sovereign territories Clipperton Island- french island found near the United States' west coast Reunion Island- an uninhabited island that the French acquired in the 17th century Adélie island- french claim on antartica Centre Spatial Guyanais- the European space agency’s primary launch site in South America French Guiana- French territory found in South America Equator-blasting rockets should be near here. Algeria- African country and former French colony that was used in nuclear bomb detonations before moving to the Pacific Saint Pierre and Miquelon- french sovereign territory found in Canada Bora bora- a popular tourist destination in the Pacific where France detonated 193 nuclear bombs before the nuclear bomb ban in 2017 Colonization- why France has a vast global territory even in the third millennium *Overseas France, or la France d’otre mer, compromises of 18% of the total land area of the French Republic *Philippines is 5000-7000 km away from french speaking territory *Overseas French citizens are also citizens of the European union
