France, Europe
This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.
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France is a country located in the Western Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.
Easy learning about France | |
| France is located in | Western Europe Europe Continent |
| Member of | European Union since 1958 Euro since 1999 Schengen since 1995 NATO since 1949 |
| France has a population of | 66,438,822 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of France are called French, Frenchmen and Frenchwomen |
| The country’s total area is | 547,030 Km2 ( 339,908 sq mi) |
| Global Peace Index Rank | 87 |
| Global Peace Index Score | 2 |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | France HDI ranks in position nº 28 worldwide Very High Human Development HDI of 0.910 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP) |
| France’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 189 countries France passport ranks in position nº 3 in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| France GDP per capita is | $46,792 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| France ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| France EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Moderate proficiency in English has a score of 524 ranks 49th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| France Capital city | Paris |
| Neighbouring countries | Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Andorra, Monaco, Spain. |
| France Climate | metropolitan France: generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as the mistral; French Guiana: tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation; Guadeloupe and Martinique: subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity; rainy season (June to October); vulnerable to devastating cyclones (hurricanes) every eight years on average; Mayotte: tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November); Reunion: tropical, but temperature moderates with elevation; cool and dry (May to November), hot and rainy (November to April) |
| Most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, |
| Second most predominant religion | Muslim, |
| Currency name & code | Euro (EUR) |
| Internet ccTLD | .fr |
| France calling code | +33 |
France administrative divisions
18 regions (régions)
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté,
- Bretagne (Brittany),
- Centre-Val de Loire (Center-Loire Valley),
- Corse (Corsica),
- Grand Est (Grand East),
- Guadeloupe,
- Guyane (French Guiana),
- Hauts-de-France (Upper France),
- Ile-de-France,
- Martinique,
- Mayotte,
- Normandie (Normandy),
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine (New Aquitaine),
- Occitanie (Occitania),
- Pays de la Loire (Lands of the Loire),
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,
- Réunion
note - France is divided into 13 metropolitan regions (including the "collectivity" of Corse or Corsica) and 5 overseas regions (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Réunion) and is subdivided into 96 metropolitan departments and 5 overseas departments (which are the same as the overseas regions)
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