| Local Name:France |
| Captial:Paris |
| Continent:Europe |
| Government |
| Constitutional Form:Republic |
| Head of State:Executive |
| Basis of Executive: Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Head of State:President Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Head of Government:Prime Minister François Fillon |
| Area |
| Area Rank: 49 |
| Total Area: 551,500 km2(212,900 sqmi) |
| Land: 640,427 km2(247,270 sqmi) |
| Water: 3,374 km2(1,303 sqmi) |
| Water in Percent: 0.52% |
| Population |
| Population Rank: 21 |
| Population: 65,350,000 |
| Date: 1-Jan-12 |
| World Population: 0.93% |
| Source : Official estimate |
| Languages:French |
| Currency |
| Currency: Euro |
| Currency Sign: € |
| Currency ISO Code: EUR |
| Fractional Unit: Cent |
| Number to Basic: 100 |
| Time Zone |
| Number of Time Zones: 12 |
| Time Zone: UTC−10:00 — most of French Polynesia UTC−09:30 — Marquesas Islands UTC−09:00 — Gambier Islands UTC−08:00 — Clipperton Island UTC−04:00 (AST) — Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin UTC−03:00 (PMST) — French Guiana, Saint Pierre and Miquelon UTC+01:00 (CET) — Metropolitan France UTC+03:00 — Mayotte UTC+04:00 — Réunion UTC+05:00 — Kerguelen Islands UTC+11:00 — New Caledonia UTC+12:00 — Wallis and Futuna |
| International Codes |
| ISD Code: +33 |
| ISO Code A2: FR |
| ISO Code A3: FRA |
| ISO Number: 250 |
| Coordinates |
| Latitude: 46 |
| Longitude: 2 |
| Information: France News |
| Drive on:Right side |