France

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**République française**

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National motto: Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood
(French: Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité) Official language French¹ Capital Paris Largest City Paris President: Jacques Chirac

Prime Minister: Dominique de Villepin Area
- Total²

- Metropolitan France³

- % water Ranked 42nd
674,843 km²
(260,558 sq. mi.)
Ranked 47th
551,695 km²⁴
(213,011 sq. mi.)
543,965 km²⁵
(210,026 sq. mi.)
0.26% Population
(January 1, 2005)
- Total²
- Metropolitan France³
- Density³ Ranked 20th

63,044,000
60,560,000
111/km² GDP (PPP)
- Total (2003)
- GDP/head Ranked 5th
$1.661 Trillion
$27,600 Currency Euro (€)⁶, CFP Franc⁷ Time zone
- in summer CET (UTC+1)³
CEST (UTC+2)³ National anthem La Marseillaise Internet TLD .fr Calling Code 33 ¹ See #Demographics for regional languages
² Whole territory of the French Republic, including all the overseas departments and territories, but excluding the French territory of Terre Adélie in Antarctica where sovereignty is suspended since the signing of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959
³ Metropolitan (i.e. European) France only
⁴ French National Geographic Institute data
⁵ French Land Register data, which exclude lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) as well as the estuaries of rivers
⁶ Whole of the French Republic except the overseas territories in the Pacific Ocean
⁷ French overseas territories in the Pacific Ocean only France is a country in Europe. Its capital city is Paris.

One important town in the South East is Lyon.

The French people speak the French language.

Some people in France also speak Basque, Breton, Catalan, Corsican, German, Flemish, Occitan and Alsatian.

France has borders with Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, and Spain.

France is a member of the European Union and the largest country of this union. France is noted for its many monuments, structures, and places such as the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, Giverny, Versailles, and Notre Dame. France is a country divided in 'régions' and 'départements'

The main religion of France is Roman Catholic. But France is officially secular.

The most popular sport in France is soccer.

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