France, Europe
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 21 April 2025.
France is a country located in the Western Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.
| France is located in | Western Europe Europe Continent |
| Member of | European Union since 1958 Euro since 1999 Schengen since 1995 NATO since 1949 |
| France population | 66 438 822 inhabitants (2023 UN data) |
| France Area | 547 030 Km2 ( 339 908 sq mi) |
| France Capital city | Paris |
| Neighbouring countries | Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Andorra, Monaco, Spain. |
| France Climate | <strong>metropolitan France:</strong> 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; <strong>French Guiana:</strong> tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation; <strong>Guadeloupe and Martinique:</strong> subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity; rainy season (June to October); vulnerable to devastating cyclones (hurricanes) every eight years on average; <strong>Mayotte:</strong> tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November); <strong>Reunion:</strong> 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 |
| Passport ranking | 3 |
France administrative divisions
- 18 regions;
- Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes,
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comte (Burgundy-Free County),
- 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-Cote d'Azur,
- Reunion,
- 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 Reunion) and is subdivided into 96 metropolitan departments and 5 overseas departments (which are the same as the overseas regions)
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