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Capital Paris
48°51? N 2°20? E Largest city Paris Official language French1 Government
• President
• Prime Minister Unitary republic
Jacques Chirac
Dominique de Villepin Formation 843 (Treaty of Verdun)
(5th Republic: 1958) Area
• Total2
• Metropolitan France3
674,843 km˛ (40th)
(260,558 sq. mi.)
551,695 km˛4 (47th)
(213,011 sq. mi.)
543,965 km˛5 (47th)
(210,026 sq. mi.) Population
(January 1, 2006)
• Total2
• Metropolitan France3
• Density3
(Official INSEE source)
63,587,700 (20th)
61,044,684 (20th)
112/km˛ (68th) GDP
• Total (nominal)
• GNI/capita (PPP) 2004 est. (WB source)
$2.003 Trillion (5th)
$29,320 (20th) HDI (2003) 0.938 (16th) – high Currency Euro (€)6, CFP Franc7 Time zone
• in summer CET (UTC+1)3
CEST (UTC+2)3 Internet TLD .fr8 Calling code +33 |