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France, Europe

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Image of Paris, capital city of France

France is a G7 republic combining world-leading tourism, aerospace and luxury brands with a balanced nuclear-renewables energy mix and the EU’s largest agricultural output.
France in one word would be “Cuisine,” meaning fine food.

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France armorial

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France is a country located in the Western Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.

France administrative divisions

France is divided into 13 metropolitan regions

(including the "collectivity" of Corse or Corsica) and 5 overseas regions

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté,
Bretagne (Brittany),
Centre-Val de Loire (Center-Loire Valley),
Corse (Corsica),
Grand Est (Grand East),
Hauts-de-France (Upper France),
Ile-de-France,
Normandie (Normandy),
Nouvelle-Aquitaine (New Aquitaine),
Occitanie (Occitania),
Pays de la Loire (Lands of the Loire),
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,

5 overseas regions

Guadeloupe,
Guyane (French Guiana),
Martinique,
Mayotte,
Réunion

Easy learning about France

The capital city of France is Paris.

France is located in	Western Europe Europe Continent Inhabitants of France are called French, Frenchmen and Frenchwomen
Member of	European Union since 1958 Euro since 1999 Schengen since 1995 NATO since 1949
France has a population of	66,438,822 inhabitants within a total area of 547,030 Km² (339,908 sq mi) (2023 UN data)
France’s Global Peace Index (GPI)	87 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.09 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI)
Human Development Index (HDI)	France HDI ranks in position nº 26 worldwide HDI of 0.920 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP)
France’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 189 countries France passport ranks 3rd 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 has a score of 524 ranks 49th worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
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 role in the Francophone world

France plays a leading—but not controlling—role in the Francophone world. It hosts the International Organisation of La Francophonie’s headquarters in Paris and supplies about 40 percent of the OIF’s budget, the largest single share. France was one of the founders in 1970, yet formal power is now (2025) shared among 88 member states and governments, which make decisions by consensus. Projections suggest that about 80 percent of French speakers will live in Africa by 2050, giving African nations a stronger voice in future policies.

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