France

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| style="text-align: center;" width=50% | [[Image:125px-France_royaume.PNG|125px|Flag of France]] || style="text-align: center;" width=50% | [[Image:85px-France_royaume_coa.PNG|85px|Coat of arms of France]]
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| style="border: 0px; text-align: center;" | <small>Flag</small> || style="border: 0px; text-align: center;" | <small>Coat of arms</small>
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| align=center colspan=2 style="padding: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; text-align: center; background: #fcfcfc;" | [[Image:250px-France map.PNG|250px|Map of France]]
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|'''Capital''' <br><br>'''Largest city'''
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|Versailles<br><small>[http://tools.wikimedia.de/~magnus/geo/geohack.php?pagename=Versailles&params=48_48_19_N_2_8_6_E_{{{9}}} 48°48′19″N, 2°8′6″E]</small><br>Paris
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|Paris<br><small>[http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=France&params=48_52_N_2_19.59_E_type:country(674843) 48°52′N, 2°19.59′E]</small>
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|'''Government'''<br>&nbsp;- King<br>&nbsp;- Legislature || Absolute monarchy<br>Henri VI<br>Estates-General
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|'''Area''' <br/>&nbsp;- Total<br><br/>&nbsp;- Water (%)
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|'''Population''' <br/>&nbsp;- July 2007 est.<br/>&nbsp;- Density<br/>&nbsp;
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|'''Population''' <br/>&nbsp;- 2008 est.<br/>&nbsp;- Density<br/>&nbsp;
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|<br>61,060,827<br>92.40 /km²<br>239.32 /sq mi
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|'''GDP''' <br/>&nbsp;- Total<br/>&nbsp;- Per capita
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|'''GDP''' (PPP)<br/>&nbsp;- Total<br/>&nbsp;- Per capita
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|2006 estimate<br>$2.565 trillion<br>$42,013
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|2008 estimate<br>$2.79 trillion<br>$45,150
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|'''Gini''' || 36.7 (<span style="color:#fc0">medium</span>)
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|'''GDP''' (nominal)<br/>&nbsp;- Total<br/>&nbsp;- Per capita
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|2008 estimate<br>$3.29 trillion<br>$53,106
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|'''HDI''' || [[Image:10px-Green Arrow Up Darker.PNG|10px]] 0.946 (<span style="color:#090">high</span>)
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|'''Gini''' (2002) || [[Image:Straight line steady.png|10px]] 51.5 (<font color="#e0584e">high</font>)
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|'''HDI''' (2005) || [[Image:10px-Green Arrow Up Darker.PNG|10px]] 0.964 (<span style="color:#090">high</span>)
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Revision as of 09:42, 4 September 2008

Royaume de France
Kingdom of France

FlagofFrance.png CoatofarmsofFrance.png
Flag Coat of arms

Motto
"Montjoie! Saint Denis!"

Anthem
Le retour des Princes Français à Paris (state)
Où peut-on être mieux qu'au sein de sa famille (royal)

MapofFrance.png

Capital
(and largest city)
Paris
48°52′N, 2°19.59′E

Official languages French

Government
 - King
Absolute monarchy
Henri VI

Official religion Roman Catholic Church

Establishment
 - French State
 - Bourbon dynasty founded
 - French Revolution
 - Crowning of Napoleon
 - Bourbon restoration

843 (Treaty of Verdun)
1272
July 14, 1789
May 18, 1804
April 6, 1814

Area
 - Total

 - Water (%)

551,695 km²
213,010 sq mi
negligible

Population
 - 2008 est.
 - Density
 

61,875,822
112/km²
290/sq mi

GDP (PPP)
 - Total
 - Per capita
2008 estimate
$2.79 trillion
$45,150

GDP (nominal)
 - Total
 - Per capita
2008 estimate
$3.29 trillion
$53,106

Gini (2002) 51.5 (high)

HDI (2005) 0.964 (high)

Currency French livre (FRL)

Time zone
- Summer (DST)
CET (UTC +1)
CEST (UTC +2)

Internet TLD .fr

Calling code +33

Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Secretary of State for War
Secretary of State of the Navy
Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi
Chancellor
Controller-General of Finances

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