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French Republic
République française
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| Motto: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité"
Liberty, equality, fraternity
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| Anthem: "La Marseillaise" |
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Diplomatic emblem |
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Metropolitan France (European part of France) in Europe
France and its neighbors
Show France, its overseas territories and its exclusive economic zones
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| Capital
and largest city
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Paris 48°51′N 2°21′E / 48.850°N 2.350°E / 48.850; 2.350 |
| Official language and national language |
French[b] |
| Nationality (2021)[3] | |
| Religion
(2021)
[4]
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| Demonym(s) | French |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
| Emmanuel Macron | |
| François Bayrou | |
| Gérard Larcher | |
| Yaël Braun-Pivet | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Senate | |
| National Assembly | |
| Establishment | |
| 10 August 843 | |
| 22 September 1792 | |
| 4 October 1958 | |
| Area | |
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• Total
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632,702.3 km2 (244,287.7 sq mi) (including metropolitan France and overseas France and excluding Terre Adelie)[6] (42nd) |
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• Water (%)
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0.86[5] |
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Metropolitan France (
DGCL)
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543,941 km2 (210,017 sq mi)[7] (50th) |
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• Metropolitan France (
INSEE)
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543,908.3 km2 (210,004.2 sq mi)[6][c] (50th) |
| Population | |
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• January 2025 estimate
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 68,605,616[8] (20th) |
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• Density
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108/km2 (281/sq mi) (106th) |
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• Metropolitan France, estimate as of January 2025
[update]
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66,351,959[8] (21st) |
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• Density
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122/km2 (316.0/sq mi) (97th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2025 estimate |
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• Total
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 $4.504 trillion[9] (9th) |
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• Per capita
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$65,626[9] (25th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2025 estimate |
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• Total
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$3.211 trillion[9] (7th) |
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• Per capita
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$46,792[9] (22nd) |
| Gini (2022) |  29.8[10]low inequality |
| HDI (2023) | 0.920[11] very high (26th) |
| Currency | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET[f]) |
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• Summer (
DST)
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UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Calling code | +33[g] |
| ISO 3166 code | FR |
| Internet TLD | .fr[h] |
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Source gives area of metropolitan France as 551,500 km
2 (212,900 sq mi) and lists overseas regions separately, whose areas sum to 89,179 km
2 (34,432 sq mi). Adding these give the total shown here for the entire French Republic.
The World Factbook reports the total as 643,801 km
2 (248,573 sq mi).
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|
|
French Republic
République française
|
|
|---|---|
| Motto: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité"
Liberty, equality, fraternity
|
|
| Anthem: "La Marseillaise" |
|
| Diplomatic emblem |
|
|
Show globe
Metropolitan France (European part of France) in Europe
France and its neighbors
Show France, its overseas territories and its exclusive economic zones
|
|
| Capital
and largest city
|
Paris 48°51′N 2°21′E / 48.850°N 2.350°E / 48.850; 2.350 |
| Official language and national language |
French[b] |
| Nationality (2021)[3] | |
| Religion
(2021)
[4]
|
|
| Demonym(s) | French |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
| Emmanuel Macron | |
| François Bayrou | |
| Gérard Larcher | |
| Yaël Braun-Pivet | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Senate | |
| National Assembly | |
| Establishment | |
| 10 August 843 | |
| 22 September 1792 | |
| 4 October 1958 | |
| Area | |
|
• Total
|
632,702.3 km2 (244,287.7 sq mi) (including metropolitan France and overseas France and excluding Terre Adelie)[6] (42nd) |
|
• Water (%)
|
0.86[5] |
|
•
Metropolitan France (
DGCL)
|
543,941 km2 (210,017 sq mi)[7] (50th) |
|
• Metropolitan France (
INSEE)
|
543,908.3 km2 (210,004.2 sq mi)[6][c] (50th) |
| Population | |
|
• January 2025 estimate
|
68,605,616[8] (20th) |
|
• Density
|
108/km2 (281/sq mi) (106th) |
|
• Metropolitan France, estimate as of January 2025
[update]
|
66,351,959[8] (21st) |
|
• Density
|
122/km2 (316.0/sq mi) (97th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2025 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$4.504 trillion[9] (9th) |
|
• Per capita
|
$65,626[9] (25th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2025 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$3.211 trillion[9] (7th) |
|
• Per capita
|
$46,792[9] (22nd) |
| Gini (2022) | 29.8[10] low inequality |
| HDI (2023) | 0.920[11] very high (26th) |
| Currency | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET[f]) |
|
• Summer (
DST)
|
UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Calling code | +33[g] |
| ISO 3166 code | FR |
| Internet TLD | .fr[h] |
|
Source gives area of metropolitan France as 551,500 km
2 (212,900 sq mi) and lists overseas regions separately, whose areas sum to 89,179 km
2 (34,432 sq mi). Adding these give the total shown here for the entire French Republic.
The World Factbook reports the total as 643,801 km
2 (248,573 sq mi).
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![Coat of arms[a] of France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Arms_of_the_French_Republic.svg)