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Appearance
Part of | Western Europe, Pyrenees–Mediterranean Euroregion, European Union, European Economic Area, Europe |
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Inception | August 843 |
Name in native language | République française |
Official name | République française |
Native label | République française |
Short name | France |
Named after | Franks |
Official language | French |
Anthem | La Marseillaise |
Culture | culture of France |
Motto | Liberté, égalité, fraternité |
Motto text | Liberté, égalité, fraternité |
Continent | Europe |
Country | France |
Capital | Paris |
Located in time zone | UTC+01:00 |
Located in or next to body of water | English Channel, Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea |
Coordinate location | 47°0′0″N 2°0′0″E |
Coordinates of easternmost point | 42°16′56″N 9°33′36″E |
Coordinates of northernmost point | 51°5′20″N 2°32′44″E |
Coordinates of southernmost point | 41°20′1″N 9°15′32″E |
Coordinates of westernmost point | 48°26′45″N 5°9′4″W |
Highest point | Mont Blanc |
Lowest point | Étang de Lavalduc |
Basic form of government | semi-presidential system |
Office held by head of state | President of the French Republic |
Head of state | Emmanuel Macron |
Office held by head of government | Prime Minister of France |
Head of government | Michel Barnier |
Executive body | Government of France |
Legislative body | French Parliament |
Highest judicial authority | Court of Cassation, Conseil d'État, Court of Audit, Constitutional Council of France, Cour de Justice de la République |
Central bank | Bank of France |
Currency | Euro, CFP Franc |
Coextensive with | France |
Foundational text | Constitution of France |
Driving side | right |
Electrical plug type | Europlug, Type E |
Replaces | Kingdom of France, Rauracian Republic, Republic of Bouillon, Free Cities of Menton and Roquebrune, Kingdom of Bora Bora |
Award received | Lagun Onari, The Economist country of the year |
Studied in | francology |
Has facility | roundabout, crematorium |
Official website | https://www.service-public.fr/ |
External data available at URL | https://www.data.gouv.fr/ |
Terms of service URL | https://www.service-public.fr/P10050 |
Hashtag | France |
Top-level Internet domain | .fr |
Flag | flag of France |
Coat of arms | coat of arms of France |
Has seal, badge, or sigil | Great Seal of France |
Geography of topic | geography of France |
Has characteristic | free country |
History of topic | history of France |
Railway traffic side | left, right |
Has works in the collection | National Gallery of Victoria |
Open data portal | data.gouv.fr |
Economy of topic | economy of France |
Demographics of topic | demographics of France |
Gregorian calendar start date | 20 December 1582, 1 January 1806 |
Sitemap URL | https://www.service-public.fr/P10003 |
Contact page URL | https://www.service-public.fr/P10017 |
Mobile country code | 208 |
Country calling code | +33 |
Trunk prefix | 0 |
Emergency phone number | 112, 15, 17, 18, 114 |
GS1 country code | 300-379 |
Licence plate code | F |
Maritime identification digits | 226, 227, 228 |
Stack Exchange tag | https://travel.stackexchange.com/tags/france |
Unicode character | 🇫🇷 |
Category for honorary citizens of entity | Q8942785 |
Category for maps | Category:Maps of France |