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France

Currency code: 
Currency name: 
Euro
Country name: 
France
Capital: 
Paris
Country code: 
Continent: 
Independent from: 
no official date of independence
Total area: 
643,801
Total area note: 
643,801; 551,500 (metropolitan France)note: the first numbers include the overseas regions of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Reunion
Land area: 
640,427
Land area note: 
640,427; 549,970 (metropolitan France)
Water area: 
3,374
Water area note: 
3,374; 1,530 (metropolitan France)
Population: 
65,951,611
Population note: 
65,951,611 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: 
French
All languages: 
French (official) 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish) overseas departments: French, Creole patois, Mahorian (a Swahili dialect)
Time zone: 
CET(UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Drive on: 
Right
Calling code: 
+33
Domain: 
.fr