Paris,Francecapital city

Franceflag

Franceadministive divisions

18 regions (regions, singular – region); 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)

What continent does France fall under?

Europe

Most spoken language inFrance, by order

French (official) 100%, declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish, Occitan, Picard). Overseas departments: French, Creole patois, Mahorian (a Swahili dialect)

Geographical position of Francein the world

Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain;

How is Franceclimate?

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)

What are Franceneighbours?

Switzerland. Germany. Belgium. Luxembourg. Italy. Andorra. Monaco. Spain.

What is Francemost predominant religion?

Roman Catholic,

and Francesecond most predominant religion

Muslim,

and other practiced religions in France?

Protestant, Buddhists, Orthodox, Jewish

What isFranceISO country code?

FR

andFranceISO3

FRA

Francecountry area

547030sq km

What isFrancecountry population?

66,987,244

What isFrancetime zone?

UTC +01:00 Central European Time

What is internet country code(ccTLD) used to indicate theFrancewebsites?

The websitesFranceis .fr

Francecalling code

Calling from a different country, everyone should use the prefix33 before theFrancephone number

FranceGlobal Peace Index Rank

According to visionofhumanity.org,Franceranks at position 55of the Global Peace Index Rank, with a Global Peace Index Score of 1.868

The currency name used in France is the Eurowith the currency codeEUR

What has been FranceGPD per capita evolution in the last years?

FranceGDP per capita, according to CIA, has been of$42,000 (2020 est.),$45,800 (2019 est.)and $45,300 (2018 est.)data are in 2017 US dollars.
FranceGDP per capita is in rank 38compared to other countries in the world, with a value of$42,000- data from2020

The monthly minimum wage in local currency inFranceis1.603,1€an approximate equivalence to1.603,1 €(euros),values of2022