France

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Royaume de France
Kingdom of France

Flag of France Coat of arms of France
Flag Coat of arms

Motto
"Montjoie! Saint Denis!"

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

Map of France

Capital

Largest city
Versailles
48°48′19″N, 2°8′6″E
Paris

Official languages French

Government
 - Monarch
 - Prime Minister
Absolute monarchy
Henri VI
Édouard Fillias

Official religion Roman Catholicism

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 (%)

660,817 km²
255,143 sq mi
negligible

Population
 - July 2007 est.
 - Density
 

61,060,827
92.40 /km²
239.32 /sq mi

GDP
 - Total
 - Per capita
2006 estimate
$2.565 trillion
$42,013

Gini 36.7 (medium)

HDI Image:10px-Green Arrow Up Darker.png 0.946 (high)

Currency French franc (FRF)

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

Internet TLD .fr

Calling code +33
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