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                French is spoken by 200
    million people in the world | 
              
              
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                French is spoken in more than
    30 countries worldwide | 
              
              
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                More than 600 Americans
    companies have offices in France | 
              
              
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                French is the official
    language of Canada, America's major trading partner | 
              
              
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                Montreal, Canada is the 2nd
    largest French-speaking city in the world | 
              
              
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                Over 1200 French companies in
    the US employ over half a million Americans | 
              
              
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                French is an official language
    of the Olympic games and the United Nations | 
              
              
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                French is the 2nd most
    frequently taught language worldwide after English | 
              
              
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                French is useful in careers in
    tourism, law, fashion, cuisine, economics, diplomacy, business, and the arts
    and humanities |