French is spoken by approximately 167 million people on the African continent, spread across 34 countries and territories.  This makes Africa the continent with the most French speakers in the world.  In many rural areas, French is spoken as a second language alongside indigenous languages.  However, in some urban areas it is now a first language.  These areas include (but are not limited to): Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Douala, Yaounde in Camaroon; Libreville, Gabon; Antananarivo.  In some countries such as Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, and Mauritania, French is a first language among the upper classes, who are simultaneous bilinguals in Arabic and French.  In each Francophone African country, French is spoken with different pronunciation and vocabularies, based on influence from local languages.