French language is the official language of France, its overseas territories, and associated states. It is also an official language of Belgium, Canada, Haiti, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and the United Nations. More people speak such languages as Chinese, English, Russian, or Spanish than speak French. However, French is so widely spoken that it ranks with English as an international language. More than 90 million people speak French as their mother tongue, and millions of others use it as a second language.