France officially the French Republic is a sovereign transcontinental state comprising territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories. The European, or metropolitan, area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. Overseas France include French Guiana on the South American continent and several island territories in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. France spans 643,801 square kilometres (248,573 sq mi) and has a total population of 66.7 million. It is a unitary semi-presidential republic with the capitalThe net worth of a business, including assets, cash, propert... in Paris, the country’s largest city and main cultural and commercial centre. During the Iron Age, what is now metropolitan France was inhabited by the Gauls, a Celtic people. The area was annexed in 51 BC by Rome, which held Gaul until 486, when the Germanic Franks conquered the region and formed the Kingdom of France.
France’s economyThe management of money, currency and trade of a nation. The... entered the recession of the late 2000s later and appeared to leave it earlier than most affected economies, only enduring four-quarters of contraction. However, France experienced stagnant growth between 2012 and 2014, with the economyThe management of money, currency and trade of a nation. The... expanding by 0% in 2012, 0.8% in 2013 and 0.2% in 2014, though growth picked up in 2015 with a growth of 1.2% and a forecasted growth of 1.5% for 2016, and 1.7% for 2017.The highest since 2011 (2.1%).
Facts:French Republic CapitalThe net worth of a business, including assets, cash, propert...: Paris, Population: 63.5 million, Area: 543,965 sq km (210,026 sq miles), Major language: French, Major religion: Christianity, Life expectancy: 78 years (men) and 85 years (women), Currency: Euro.
Important Details
- Country ISO3:FRA
- Country Code:250
- Income Group:Europe & Central Asia
- Lending Category:High income
- Region:Not Available
- Currency Unit:Euro (formerly French franc)
- WTO Member:YES
- TradeThe buying and selling or exchange of goods and services. Th... organisations:EU, WTO and OECD
- world rank:75
- Regional Ranking:32nd in Europe
