France

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French Republic
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Motto "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
National anthem La Marseillaise
Capital Paris
Official language French
Government type Republic
President Jacques Chirac (Nicolas Sarkozy 16/05/07)
Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin
Area 674,83 km² km²
213,010 mi²
Population 64 102 100 (20th)
(2007 estimate)
Population density 113/km² (89th)
293 mi²
HDI 0.942 (high) (16th) (2004)
Currency Euro (EUR)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
Summer:CEST (UTC+2)
Country codes Internet TLD : fr
Calling code : +33