Overview of France (View all cities)

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France
  • France
  • Region : Western Europe
  • Capital : Paris
  • Area : 549,087.00 km²
  • Official Language : French
  • Population : 66,977,000.00
  • GDP(Nominal) : 2707.070
  • GPI Rank : 60
  • GII Rank : 16
  • Has joined CRS(Common Reporting Standard)
France is a country on the Atlantic coast of Western Europe. The land has a total area of 549,087 km² and a total coastline of 3,427 km. This area is approximately 79% of the area of Texas. The country has about 70 islands. There are direct national borders with the 8 neighbouring countries Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain and Switzerland. The distance between New York City and the Capital Paris is about 5,840 km.With an Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.891 France counts as one of the high developed economies by UN-definition. The IMF also shares this classification.
Population
Population Per Km2

122.0

Life Expectancy of Males

79.6

Life Expectancy of Females

85.6

Birth Rate

11.3 ‰

Death Rate

9.2 ‰

Passport
Passport of France
VF : 127 , VOA : 42 MS : 169
Currency : Euro (EUR)

1 US Dollar = 0.91 Euro
1 Euro = 1.10 US Dollar

Economy

Item

Value

GDP : 2707.070 | GDP(PPP) : 3061.140
Important Cities

City/Region

Population

Paris / CapitalÎle-de-France

2,220,000

MarseilleCôte d'Azur

858,000

LyonRhone-Alpes

507,000

ToulouseMidi-Pyrénées

466,000

NiceCôte d'Azur

344,000

NantesPays de la Loire

277,000

StrasbourgAlsace

276,000

MontpellierLanguedoc-Roussillon

248,000

BordeauxAquitaine

247,000

LillePas-de-Calais

234,000

RennesBrittany

209,000

ReimsChampagne

197,000

Cergy-PontoiseÎle-de-France

183,000

Saint-ÉtienneRhone-Alpes

176,000

Le HavreHaute-Normandie

173,000

DijonBourgogne

154,000

AngersPays de la Loire

151,000

NîmesLanguedoc-Roussillon

148,000

BrestBrittany

145,000

AmiensPicardie

143,000

ToursCentre

142,000

LimogesLimousin

141,000

Clermont-FerrandAuvergne

139,000

BesançonFranche-Comté

128,000

OrléansCentre

124,000

MetzLorraine

124,000

RouenHaute-Normandie

113,000

MulhouseAlsace

111,000

CaenBasse-Normandy

111,000

NancyLorraine

105,000

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Land Use

Category

Area

Mother Tongue

Lanaguage

Percent

French

93.6 %

Arabic

2.5 %

Portuguese

1.2 %

Italian

0.4 %

Spanish

0.4 %

Turkish

0.4 %

other

1.5 %

Transport

Lanaguage

Percent

Climate
The climate in FranceA moderate climatic zone determines the weather in France. As usual in the northern hemisphere, the days in the summer months are not only warmer but also longer. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 8 and 26 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 30 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to 2°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for France and 22 geographic spots of the countryEarthquakes
The climate in France