France
French Republic
France sits in Western Europe and uses EUR - Euro (€). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Paris
11.1M
Lyon
1.7M
Marseille
1.6M
Population
69.1M
69,081,996 people
Area
551.7K km2
551,695 square kilometers
Density
125/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Paris
48.87, 2.33
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
France, officially listed here as French Republic, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make France, FR, FRA, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. France is grouped under Europe, more specifically Western Europe, with Europe shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 69,081,996 people and a land area of 551,695 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 125 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 46, 2, while the capital coordinate reference is 48.87, 2.33. France shares listed land borders with AND, BEL, DEU, ITA, LUX, MCO, ESP, CHE, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Paris (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse and Lille. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in France, capital of France, and major urban areas in France. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary semi-presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include European Union, Eurozone, G20, G7, NATO, OECD, Schengen Area and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
France uses calling code +33, postal format #####, and time zone data listed as UTC-10:00, UTC-09:30, UTC-09:00, UTC-08:00, UTC-04:00, UTC-03:00, UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00, UTC+04:00, UTC+05:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00 and UTC+12:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists EUR - Euro (€), while language records include French. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as F. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 31.8 for 2023.
How to use this profile
This France profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
FR / FRA
Top-level domains
.fr
Continents
Europe
Border countries
AND, BEL, DEU, ITA, LUX, MCO, ESP, CHE
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
F
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for France is represented by the FR country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Paris
ÃŽle-de-France
11,060,000
primary
#2
Lyon
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
1,716,050
admin
#3
Marseille
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
1,635,154
admin
#4
Toulouse
Occitanie
1,081,726
admin
#5
Lille
Hauts-de-France
1,063,491
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary semi-presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+33
Postal format
#####
Timezones
UTC-10:00, UTC-09:30, UTC-09:00, UTC-08:00, UTC-04:00, UTC-03:00, UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00, UTC+04:00, UTC+05:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00, UTC+12:00
Languages
French
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
31.8
2023