La Francophonie

France is often called by it's shape. What do you think it's nickname is?

• Le Cercle

• Le Triangle

• L'Hexagone

There's an island in the Méditerranée that's part of France. You can see it's highlighted white here. What is it?

• La Corse- Corsica

• L'Italie- Italy

• La Tunisie- Tunisia

Francophone places that are not connected to mainland France were once called DOM-TOM, Departments and Territoires d'outre Mer. Today, France officially refers to its overseas entities as “les outre-mer” or “les collectivités d’outre-mer (COM)” depending on their status. What would be an example of this compared to the US?

• Hawaii (belongs to US, but not connected) and Puerto Rico (a territory)

• Texas and Virginia

• South Africa (they speak English there)

• England (we were their territory in the past)

Which French-speaking place is NOT in the Carribbean?

• Martinique

• Madagascar

• Guadeloupe

• St. Martin

How many people live in an oversees French territory or departament?

• 3 million

• 30 million

• 300 thousand

These places are considered part of France, which means they...

• Can vote, use the Euro and are French citizens

• Are American!

• Are anglophones

France has the most time zones of any country. It has 13 time zones.

• Vrai! (True)

• Faux! It's Russia who has the most!

All of these countries gained their independence from France in the 1950s and 1960s....

• Canada & the US

• Cameroon, Senegal, Mali, Benin Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Chad, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo Gabon, Madagascar, Mauritania, Tunisia, Algeria.

• Australia and New Zealand

What is the name of the French Island near Madagascar?

• Reunion

• Haiti

• Reservation

Why is French Guiana important for the EU?

• They launch all of their rockets from there

• They like to vacation there