# France

France

sovereign state, republic, country| Part of | European Economic Area  |
| Year dem found am | August 843, 481, 18 May 1804  |
| Name | Phú Lang Sa  |
| Official name | République française  |
| Native label | République française, France  |
| Short name | France  |
| Participant insyd | Franco-Tahitian War, Political events from 1984 to 1988 in New Caledonia, International Space Station  |
| Dem name after | Franks  |
| Official language | French  |
| Anthem | La Marseillaise  |
| Culture | culture of France  |
| Motto | Liberté, égalité, fraternité  |
| Motto text | Liberté, égalité, fraternité  |
| Continent | Europe  |
| Country | France  |
| Capital | Paris  |
| Located in time zone | UTC+01:00  |
| Located in or next to body of water | English Channel, Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea  |
| Located in/on physical feature | Western Europe  |
| Coordinate location | 47°0′0″N 2°0′0″E  |
| Coordinates of easternmost point | 42°16′56″N 9°33′36″E  |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 51°5′20″N 2°32′44″E  |
| Coordinates of southernmost point | 41°20′1″N 9°15′32″E  |
| Coordinates of westernmost point | 48°26′45″N 5°9′4″W  |
| Highest point | Mont Blanc  |
| Lowest point | Étang de Lavalduc  |
| Government ein basic form | semi-presidential system  |
| Office held by head of state | President of the French Republic  |
| State ein head | Emmanuel Macron  |
| Office head of government hold | Prime Minister of France  |
| Government ein head | Sébastien Lecornu  |
| Executive body | Government of the French Republic  |
| Legislative body | French Parliament  |
| Highest judicial authority | Court of Cassation, Conseil d'État, Court of Audit, Constitutional Council of France, Cour de Justice de la République  |
| Central bank | Bank of France  |
| Currency | euro, CFP Franc  |
| Coextensive with | France  |
| Foundational text | Constitution of France  |
| Driving side | right  |
| Electrical plug type | Europlug, Type E  |
| Dey replace | Kingdom of France, Rauracian Republic, Republic of Bouillon, Free Cities of Menton and Roquebrune, Kingdom of Bora Bora  |
| Award e receive | Lagun Onari, The Economist country of the year  |
| Studied by | francology  |
| Has facility | roundabout, crematorium  |
| Dema official website |   |
| Terms of service URL |   |
| External data available at URL |   |
| Contact page URL |   |
| Sitemap URL |   |
| Hashtag | France, france  |
| Top-level Internet domain | .fr  |
| Flag | flag of France  |
| Coat of arms | coat of arms of France  |
| Has seal, badge, or sigil | Great Seal of France  |
| Geography of topic | Geography of France  |
| Get characteristic | free country  |
| History of topic | history of France  |
| ‎most populous urban area | Paris  |
| Railway traffic side | left, right  |
| Open data portal | data.gouv.fr  |
| Economy of topic | economy of France  |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of France  |
| Gregorian calendar start date | 20 December 1582, 1 January 1806  |
| ‎Lemmy instance URL |   |
| Mobile country code | 208  |
| Country calling code | +33  |
| Trunk prefix | 0  |
| Emergency phone number | 112, 15, 17, 18, 114  |
| GS1 country code | 300-379  |
| Licence plate code | F  |
| Maritime identification digits | 226, 227, 228  |
| Stack Exchange tag |   |
| Unicode character | 🇫🇷  |
| Category for honorary citizens of entity | Q8942785  |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of France  |

**France**, officially de **French Republic**, be a country wey dey locate primarily insyd Western Europe. Ein overseas regions den territories dey include French Guiana insyd South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon insyd de North Atlantic, de French West Indies, den many islands insyd Oceania den de Indian Ocean, wey dey give am one of de largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones insyd de world. Metropolitan France dey share borders plus Belgium den Luxembourg to de north; Germany to de northeast; Switzerland to de east; Italy den Monaco to de southeast; Andorra den Spain to de south; den a maritime border plus de United Kingdom to de northwest. Ein metropolitan area dey extend from de Rhine to de Atlantic Ocean den from de Mediterranean Sea to de English Channel den de North Sea. Ein eighteen integral regions—five of wich dey overseas—dey span a combined area of 632,702 km2 (244,288 sq mi) wey e get an estimated total population of over 68.6 million. France be a semi-presidential republic wey ein capital, largest city den main cultural den economic centre be Paris.

## Demographics

### Major cities

France be a highly urbanised country, plus ein largest cities (for terms of metropolitan area population insyd 2021) be Paris (13,171,056 inh.), Lyon (2,308,818), Marseille (1,888,788), Lille (1,521,660), Toulouse (1,490,640), Bordeaux (1,393,764), Nantes (1,031,953), Strasbourg (864,993), Montpellier (823,120), den Rennes (771,320).

| Largest metropolitan areas insyd France

2021 census |
| --- |
| Rank | Name | Region | Pop. | Rank | Name | Region | Pop. |
| 1 | Paris | Île-de-France | 13,171,056 | 11 | Grenoble | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 722,904 |
| 2 | Lyon | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 2,308,818 | 12 | Rouen | Normandy | 709,065 |
| 3 | Marseille | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 1,888,788 | 13 | Nice | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 626,218 |
| 4 | Lille | Hauts-de-France | 1,521,660 | 14 | Toulon | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 581,948 |
| 5 | Toulouse | Occitania | 1,490,640 | 15 | Tours | Centre-Val de Loire | 522,597 |
| 6 | Bordeaux | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 1,393,764 | 16 | Nancy | Grand Est | 508,793 |
| 7 | Nantes | Pays de la Loire | 1,031,953 | 17 | Clermont-Ferrand | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 508,699 |
| 8 | Strasbourg | Grand Est | 864,993 | 18 | Saint-Étienne | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 500,562 |
| 9 | Montpellier | Occitania | 823,120 | 19 | Caen | Normandy | 478,105 |
| 10 | Rennes | Brittany | 771,320 | 20 | Orléans | Centre-Val de Loire | 456,452 |

* France at *Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development*
* France at *UCB Libraries GovPubs*
* France at the EU
* Geographic data related to France at OpenStreetMap
* Key Development Forecasts for France from International Futures

### Economy

* INSEE

* OECD France statistics

### Government

* France.fr – official French tourism site (insyd English)
* Gouvernement.fr – official site of the government (insyd French)
* Official site of the French public service – links to various administrations and institutions
* Official site of the National Assembly

### Culture

* *Contemporary French Civilization*. Archived 27 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Journal, University of Illinois.
* FranceGuide. Archived 17 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Official site of the French Government Tourist Office.