République française:
French Republic
Motto:
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité - "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"Anthem:
La MarseillaiseCapital (and largest city):
Paris (48°52'N 2°19.59'E)Official languages:
FrenchGovernment Unitary republic:
- President: Nicolas Sarkozy (UMP)
- Prime Minister: François Fillon (UMP)
Formation:
- French State: 843 (Treaty of Verdun)
- Current constitution: 1958 (5th Republic)
Accession to EU:
March 25, 1957Area:
- Total: 1
- 674,843 km² 260,558 sq mi
- Metropolitan France:
- 551,695 km² 2 213,010 sq mi
- 543,965 km² 3 210,026 sq mi
- Total: 1
Population:
(January 2009 estimate)- Total1: 65,073,482 5
- Metropolitan France: 62448977 4
- Density 6: 115/km² 297/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2007 estimate:
- Total: $2,067 trillion 7
- Per capita: $34,262 7
GDP (nominal) 2007 estimate:
- Total: $2,593 trillion 7
- Per capita: $48,012 7
HDI (2002):
0.952 (high)Currency:
Euro (€)8, CFP Franc9Time zone:
- CET6 (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST) CEST6 (UTC+2)
Internet TLD:
.fr10Calling code:
+33
1 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.
2 French National Geographic Institute data.
3 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.
4 Official INSEE source
5 Official INSEE source
6 Metropolitan France only.
7 "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects"
8 Whole of the French Republic except the overseas territories in the Pacific Ocean.
9 French overseas territories in the Pacific Ocean only.
10 In addition to .fr, several other Internet TLDs are used in French overseas départements and territories: .re, .mq, .gp, .tf, .nc, .pf, .wf, .pm, .gf and .yt. France also uses .eu, shared with other members of the European Union. The .cat domain is used in Catalan-speaking territories.
