word | | Legal system |
| French | Djibouti | mixed legal system based primarily on the French civil code (as it existed in 1997) and Islamic religious law (in matters of family law and successions), and customary law |
| French | Dominican Republic | civil law system based on the French civil code; Criminal Procedures Code modified in 2004 to include important elements of an accusatory system |
| French | Gabon | mixed legal system of French civil law and customary law |
| French | Guernsey | customary legal system based on Norman customary law, and includes elements of the French Civil Code and English common law |
| French | Guinea | civil law system based on the French model |
| French | Guinea-Bissau | mixed legal system of civil law (influenced by the early French Civil Code) and customary law |
| French | Kuwait | mixed legal system consisting of English common law, French civil law, and Islamic religious law |
| French | Kyrgyzstan | civil law system which includes features of French civil law and Russian Federation laws |
| French | Laos | civil law system similar in form to the French system |
| French | Lebanon | mixed legal system of civil law based on the French civil code and religious laws covering personal status, marriage, divorce, and other family relations of the Jewish, Islamic, and Christian communities |
| French | Madagascar | civil law system based on the old French civil code and customary law in matters of marriage, family, and obligation |
| French | Mali | civil law system based on the French civil law model and influenced by customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Court |
| French | Mauritania | mixed legal system of Islamic and French civil law |
| French | Mauritius | civil legal system based on French civil law with some elements of English common law |