The document provides an overview of several francophone countries, detailing their cultural regions, religions, populations, and historical contexts. It highlights the importance of cultural wealth, traditional practices, and tourism in places like Vanuatu, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Laos, Wallonia, and Aosta. Significant landmarks, demographic statistics, and the regions' contributions to culture and economy are also emphasized.

1. Fr a nc ophone
Co u n t r i e s
Presentation By:
Akshay Chopra (2005)
Jatin Mittal (2021)
Kartik Choudhary (2051)
Shravika Khandelwal (2304)
Pallavi Mandal (2269)

2. Re p u b l i c
Motto:f God We a n u a t u
o 'InDivided into three major cultural regions.
V Stand'
Culture:
•In the north, wealth is established by how much one
can give away.
•In the centre, more traditional Melanesian cultural
systems dominate.
•In the south, a system involving grants of title with
associated privileges has developed
Pigs, particularly those with rounded tusk, are
considered a symbol of wealth.
Musical Instruments: consist mostly of idiophones:
drums of various shape and size
Religion: Christianity is the predominant religion in
Vanuatu.
Cuisine: Incorporates Fish and Root Vegetables
majorly - Most food is cooked using hot stones or
through boiling and steaming; very little food is fried.
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FRANCOPHONE COUNTRIES
Capital: Port Villa
Population: 224,564
Gained Independence
from France & UK in 1980

3. D e mo c r a t i c
Re p u b l i c o f
Co n g o
•Ethinic Groups:
Kongo 48%, Sangha 20%, M’Bochi 12%,
Teke 17%, Europeans and other 3%.
•Religion: Catholic 50.5%, Protestant
40.2%, Muslim 1.3%, Animism 2.2%
Baha'i 0.4%, other 2.2%
•One of the country's most famous and
imposing landmarks, Nyiragongo is a live
volcano that is situated on the eastern
border of the Democratic Republic of the
Congo.
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FRANCOPHONE COUNTRIES
Capital: Brazzaville
Population: 4,366,266
Gained independence
from France on August
15, 1960.

4. L a o P e o p l e 's
D e mo c r a t i c
Re p u b l i c
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•Ethnic Group: 55% Lao, 11% Khmu, 8%
Hmong, 26% others
•Of the people of Laos 67% are Theravada
Buddhist, 1.5% are Christian, and 31.5%
are other or unspecified
•One of the most charming cities in southeast Asia, Luang Prabang is the most
popular tourist attraction in Laos. A
collection of golden-roofed
temples, wooden houses and crumbling
French provincial buildings fill the main
roads. At dawn, monks from the various
monasteries walk through the streets
FRANCOPHONE COUNTRIES
collecting alms of rice.
Capital: Vientiane
Population: 6,500,000
Gained Independence
from France on 22nd
October,

5. Wa l l o n i a
•Known as Wallonie in French.
•Predominantly French-Speaking southern region
of Belgium.
•It is governed as the Walloon Region which
makes up 55% of the territory of Belgium.
•Borders with Flanders & Netherland in the
North, France in south & west, and Germany&
Luxembourg to the east.
•Georges Lemaitre, a Wallonia citizen, is
credited with proposing the Big Bang Theory of
the origin of the universe in 1927.
•Wallonia has about 3,350 properties listed as
monuments, sites, architectural complexes or
archaeological sites, of which over 150 are
recognized by the Region as exceptional
heritage.
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FRANCOPHONE COUNTRIES
Capital: Namur
Population: 3,546,329
Celebrate every 3rd
Sunday of September
as the Celebration Day.

6. Ao s t a
V smallest, leaste y and
a l l populous,
• It is the
densely populated region of Italy.
• Adopted French as official language in
1536, three years before France itself.
• Home to the highest elevated vineyards
in all of Europe.
• Tourism is one of the strongest points of
the region’s economy. The valley’s
natural beauty, its peaceful atmosphere in
summer and snow in winter have allowed
the development of a flourishing tourism
industry centered on winter sports.
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FRANCOPHONE COUNTRIES
Capital: Aosta
Population: 126,933
95% population is
Italian.

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FRANCOPHONE COUNTRIES