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 |