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French Republic
République française
(French)
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|---|---|
| Motto: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité"
("Liberty, Equality, Fraternity")
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| Anthem: "La Marseillaise" |
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Diplomatic emblem |
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.svg)
France on the globe centred on Europe
Metropolitan France (European part of France) in Europe
France and its neighbors
Show France, its overseas territories and its exclusive economic zones
Location of France (blue or dark green)
– in Europe (green & dark grey) |
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| Capital
and largest city
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Paris 48°51′N 2°21′E / 48.850°N 2.350°E / 48.850; 2.350 |
| Official language and national language |
French[II] |
| Nationality (2021)[3] | |
| Religion
(2021)
[4]
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| Demonym(s) | French |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
| Emmanuel Macron | |
| Michel Barnier | |
| Gérard Larcher | |
| Yaël Braun-Pivet | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Senate | |
| National Assembly | |
| Establishment | |
| 10 August 843 | |
| 22 September 1792 | |
| 4 October 1958 | |
| Area | |
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• Total
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672,051 km2 (259,480 sq mi)Includes Metropolitan France and Overseas France, excludes Terre Adelie [6] (43rd) |
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• Water (%)
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0.86[5] |
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Metropolitan France (
IGN)
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551,695 km2 (213,011 sq mi)[III] (50th) |
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• Metropolitan France (
Cadastre)
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543,940.9 km2 (210,016.8 sq mi)[IV][7] (50th) |
| Population | |
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• January 2024 estimate
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 68,373,433[8] (20th) |
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• Density
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106.20274/km2 (106th) |
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• Metropolitan France, estimate as of January 2024
[update]
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66,142,961[9] (23rd) |
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• Density
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122/km2 (316.0/sq mi) (89th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
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• Total
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 $4.359 trillion[10] (10th) |
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• Per capita
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$65,940[10] (26th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
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• Total
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$3.174 trillion[10] (7th) |
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• Per capita
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$48,011[10] (23rd) |
| Gini (2022) |  29.8[11]low inequality |
| HDI (2022) |  0.910[12]very high (28th) |
| Currency | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET[VII]) |
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• Summer (
DST)
|
UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Calling code | +33[VIII] |
| ISO 3166 code | FR |
| Internet TLD | .fr[IX] |
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Source gives area of metropolitan France as 551,500 km
2 (212,900 sq mi) and lists overseas regions separately, whose areas sum to 89,179 km
2 (34,432 sq mi). Adding these give the total shown here for the entire French Republic.
The World Factbook reports the total as 643,801 km
2 (248,573 sq mi).
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|
|
French Republic
République française
(French)
|
|
|---|---|
| Motto: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité"
("Liberty, Equality, Fraternity")
|
|
| Anthem: "La Marseillaise" |
|
| Diplomatic emblem |
|
|
France on the globe centred on Europe
Metropolitan France (European part of France) in Europe
France and its neighbors
Show France, its overseas territories and its exclusive economic zones
Location of France (blue or dark green)
– in Europe (green & dark grey) |
|
| Capital
and largest city
|
Paris 48°51′N 2°21′E / 48.850°N 2.350°E / 48.850; 2.350 |
| Official language and national language |
French[II] |
| Nationality (2021)[3] | |
| Religion
(2021)
[4]
|
|
| Demonym(s) | French |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
| Emmanuel Macron | |
| Michel Barnier | |
| Gérard Larcher | |
| Yaël Braun-Pivet | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Senate | |
| National Assembly | |
| Establishment | |
| 10 August 843 | |
| 22 September 1792 | |
| 4 October 1958 | |
| Area | |
|
• Total
|
672,051 km2 (259,480 sq mi)Includes Metropolitan France and Overseas France, excludes Terre Adelie [6] (43rd) |
|
• Water (%)
|
0.86[5] |
|
•
Metropolitan France (
IGN)
|
551,695 km2 (213,011 sq mi)[III] (50th) |
|
• Metropolitan France (
Cadastre)
|
543,940.9 km2 (210,016.8 sq mi)[IV][7] (50th) |
| Population | |
|
• January 2024 estimate
|
68,373,433[8] (20th) |
|
• Density
|
106.20274/km2 (106th) |
|
• Metropolitan France, estimate as of January 2024
[update]
|
66,142,961[9] (23rd) |
|
• Density
|
122/km2 (316.0/sq mi) (89th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$4.359 trillion[10] (10th) |
|
• Per capita
|
$65,940[10] (26th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$3.174 trillion[10] (7th) |
|
• Per capita
|
$48,011[10] (23rd) |
| Gini (2022) | 29.8[11] low inequality |
| HDI (2022) | 0.910[12] very high (28th) |
| Currency | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET[VII]) |
|
• Summer (
DST)
|
UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Calling code | +33[VIII] |
| ISO 3166 code | FR |
| Internet TLD | .fr[IX] |
|
Source gives area of metropolitan France as 551,500 km
2 (212,900 sq mi) and lists overseas regions separately, whose areas sum to 89,179 km
2 (34,432 sq mi). Adding these give the total shown here for the entire French Republic.
The World Factbook reports the total as 643,801 km
2 (248,573 sq mi).
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![Coat of arms[I] of France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Arms_of_the_French_Republic.svg)