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