France - Introduction

Here, we have some interesting facts about France. France (officially: French Republic) is a country in Europe, precisely in Western Europe, with a population of about 64.9 Millions inhabitants today (2024-11-17). The capital city of French Republic is Paris, and the official country TLD code is .fr. France has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as FR, FRA, FRA, 250 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

France , Coat of Arms
Names
Common France
Official French Republic
Common (Native) France
Official (Native) French Republic
Alternative spellings FR, French Republic, République française
Translations ⬇️
Languages
fra French
Geography
User Country Flag

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France is located in Western Europe and has a total land area of 551695 km². It is bounded by Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland and the capital city is Paris

Region/Continent Europe
Subregion Western Europe
TimeZone UTC-10:00UTC-09:30UTC-09:00UTC-08:00UTC-04:00UTC-03:00UTC+01:00UTC+02:00UTC+03:00UTC+04:00UTC+05:00UTC+10:00UTC+11:00UTC+12:00
Capital city Paris
Area 551695 km²
Population 2024-11-17 64.9 Millions
Bordered Countreies Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland
Demonym
eng Male: French / Female: French
fra Male: Français / Female: Française
Lat/Lng 46, 2
Historical data and more
The National Flag of France

The flag of France is composed of three equal vertical bands of blue, white and red.

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Currency
Name Euro
Code EUR
Symbol
Other info
Idependent yes, officially-assigned
UN Member country yes
Start of Week monday
Car Side right
Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 FR
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 FRA
ISO 3166-1 numeric 250
International calling code +33
FIFA 3 Letter Code FRA
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France is found in Western Europe