France is the origin and the most populous country of the French-speaking world.
Canada is the second-largest country by area where French is an official language, and has a large and influential francophone population, especially in Quebec.
Belgium is one of the closest neighbors and historical allies of France, and has a significant French-speaking community, mainly in Wallonia and Brussels.
Switzerland is a multilingual country where French is one of the four official languages, and is spoken mainly in the western part, known as Romandy.
Haiti is the most populous francophone country in the Americas, and has a distinctive French-based creole language as well as French as an official language.