French language in Lebanon

Town sign in Standard Arabic and French at the entrance of Rechmaya, Lebanon

French is a common non-native language in Lebanon, with about 50% of the population being Francophone.[1] A law determines the cases in which the French language is to be used within government,[2] and is often used as a prestige language for business, diplomacy and education.

  1. ^ OIF 2014, p. 217.
  2. ^ Prof. Dr. Axel Tschentscher, LL.M. "Article 11 of the Lebanese Constitution". Servat.unibe.ch. Retrieved 17 January 2013.