France

French Republic République française
Flag National emblem
Motto: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité" "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
Anthem: "La Marseillaise"
The territory of France (dark blue) and its EEZ (in lighter blue)
Location of  metropolitan France  (dark green) – in Europe  (green & dark grey) – in the European Union  (green)
Capital and largest city	Paris 48°51.4′N 2°21.05′E / 48.8567°N 2.35083°E / 48.8567; 2.35083
Official language and national language	French
Ethnic groups	89.4% French 4.4% French (by acquisition) 6.2% Foreigners 8.9% Immigrants
Religion	63-66% Christian 7-9% Muslim 0.5-0.75% Buddhist 0.5-0.75% Jewish 0.5-1.0% other 23-28% none
Demonym	French
Government	Unitary semi‑presidential republic
• President	François Hollande
• Prime Minister	Bernard Cazeneuve
• President of the Senate	Gérard Larcher
• President of the National Assembly	Claude Bartolone
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	National Assembly
Establishment
• Francia unified	486
• Treaty of Verdun	August 843
• Republic established	22 September 1792
• Founded the EEC	1 January 1958
• Current constitution	4 October 1958
Area
• Total	643,801 km2 (248,573 sq mi) (41st)
• Metropolitan France (IGN)	551,695 km2 (50th) 213,010 sq mi
• Metropolitan France (Cadastre)	543,940.9 km2 (50th) 210,026 sq mi
Population
• Total 2017​ estimate	66,991,000 (20th)
• Metropolitan France January 2017 estimate	64,859,000 (22nd)
• Density	116/km2 (300.4/sq mi) (89th)
GDP (PPP)	2015 estimate
• Total	$2.647 trillion (10th)
• Per capita	$41,181 (24th)
GDP (nominal)	2015 estimate
• Total	$2.422 trillion (6th)
• Per capita	$37,675 (20th)
Gini (2013)	30.1 medium
HDI (2014)	0.888 very high · 22nd
Currency	Euro (EUR) CFP franc (XPF)
Time zone	CET(UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+33
ISO 3166 code	FR
Internet TLD	.fr

– in Europe  (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (green)

France (French: [fʁɑ̃s]), officially the French Republic (République française [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a country with territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories. The European, or metropolitan, area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. Overseas France include French Guiana on the South American continent and several island territories in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. France spans 643,801 square kilometres (248,573 sq mi) and had a total population of almost 67 million people as of January 2017. It is a unitary semi-presidential republic with the capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre. Other major urban centres include Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Nice, Toulouse and Bordeaux.