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| leader_name2 = Dominique de Villepin
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| area =  674,83 km²
| area =  674,83
| areami² = 213,010
| areami² = 213,010
| population_estimate = 64 102 100
| population_estimate = 64 102 100

Revision as of 05:15, 7 May 2007

French Republic
Flag of france.jpg     France coa.png
Motto "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
National anthem La Marseillaise
Capital Paris
Official language French
Government type Republic
President Jacques Chirac (Nicolas Sarkozy 16/05/07)
Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin
Area 674,83 km²
213,010 mi²
Population 64 102 100 (20th)
(2007 estimate)
Population density 113/km² (89th)
293 mi²
HDI 0.942 (high) (16th) (2004)
Currency Euro (EUR)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
Summer:CEST (UTC+2)
Country codes Internet TLD : fr
Calling code : +33


France is a Western Europe country. Officially known under the name 'French Republic'. It also comprises various overseas islands and territories located in other continents.

Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. The Metropolitan France is also referred as the Hexagon because of its geometric shape.

The direct neighbors of the metropolitan France are :

France is also linked to the United Kingdom by the Channel Tunnel, which passes underneath the English Channel.

Because of its overseas territories, France also shares land borders with Brazil and Suriname (bordering French Guiana), and the Netherlands Antilles (bordering Saint-Martin).

The French Republic is a democracy and is the sixth-largest economy in the world and therefore is in the G8. It is a founding member of the European Union and the United Nations (Permanent member of the United Nations Security Council).

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