France (Republic of France) , FR

France: Independent country with mainland in Western Europe and several overseas territories

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Geography

Republic of France is located at 46°0'0"N 2°0'0"E (46.0000000, 2.0000000). It has 16 neighbors: Spain, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Monaco, Andorra, Navarra, Italy, Suriname, Brazil, Netherlands Antilles, Saint Martin and Venezuela.

The largest city of Republic of France is Paris with a population of 2,187,526. Other cities include, Nice population 340,017, Nantes population 309,346, Montpellier population 285,121 and Reims population 182,460.

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Republic of France Quick Facts

Population :	67,118,648
Country :	France
Head of government :	Prime Minister of France, President of the Council
Plate code :	F
Area :	643801 km²
Official name :	Република Француска, France, Francouzská republika, République française, Republica Franceză, República Francesa, la République française, ߝߊ߬ߙߊ߲߬ߛߌ߬, ߝߊ߬ߙߊ߲߬ߛߌ߬ ߞߊ߲ߓߍ߲
Has part :	Loire Valley
Water as percent of area :	0.3%
Land as percent of area :	99.7%
Speed limit :	90, 30, 110, 130, 70, 50
Continent :	Europe, Africa, Antarctica, Oceania, Americas
Annual number of weddings :	251478, 245930, 305234, 236826, 251654, 283984, 286169, 241000, 238592, 273914, 249069, 319900, 273669, 265404, 283036, 516900, 279087, 282756, 295720, 278439
Easternmost point :	Point(9.56 42.282222222), Point(55.783333333 -21.1)
Northernmost point :	Point(2.528333333 51.071666666)
Legislative body :	French National Assembly, Senate, Congress of the French Parliament, French Parliament
Named for :	Franks
Official language :	French
Capital :	Tours, Paris, Bayeux, London, Brazzaville, Bordeaux, Versailles, Versailles, Algiers, Vichy
Establishment :	January 01, 1970 (1558 years ago)
Time Zone :	UTC+11:00, Central European Summer Time, UTC+03:00, UTC−03:00, UTC−02:00, UTC+02:00, UTC+04:00, UTC−03:00, UTC+01:00, UTC−03:00, UTC−10:00, UTC−04:00, UTC+12:00, Central European Time, Europe/Paris
Local time :	13:15:22 (8th May 2021)

Bernard Cazeneuve , Cazeneuve Ministry 10 May, 2017 2016-12-06T00:00:00Z François Hollande
Jean-Marc Ayrault , Ayrault Cabinet II Ayrault Cabinet I 31 March, 2014 2012-05-16T00:00:00Z François Hollande
François Fillon , Government of François Fillon I Government of François Fillon II Government of François Fillon III 10 May, 2012 2007-05-17T00:00:00Z Nicolas Sarkozy
Édouard Philippe , Emmanuel Macron Second Philippe Government Philippe Government 2 July, 2020 2017-05-15T00:00:00Z
Manuel Valls , Government of Manuel Valls II Valls Cabinet I 6 December, 2016 2014-03-31T00:00:00Z François Hollande
Jean Castex , Emmanuel Macron 2020-07-03T00:00:00Z

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Republic of France has 16 neighbors .

Kingdom of Spain Independent country in southwestern Europe with territories in the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and northern Africa
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland country in Western Europe
Swiss Confederation federal state in Western Europe
Kingdom of the Netherlands Independent country in Western Europe and the Caribbean
Kingdom of Belgium Independent country in western Europe
Federal Republic of Germany Independent country in Central Europe
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Independent country in Central Europe
Principality of Monaco sovereign city-state on the French Riviera
Principality of Andorra sovereign microstate between France and Spain, in Western Europe
Navarra Chartered community of Spain
Italian Republic Independent country in southern Europe
Republic of Suriname Independent country in South America
Federative Republic of Brazil country in South America
Netherlands Antilles former country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Saint-Martin
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Independent country in northern South America

Burgundy
Wallis and Futuna
Lorraine
Saint Barthélemy
Champagne-Ardenne
Rhône
Occitania
Picardy
French Polynesia
Aquitaine
Mayotte
Réunion
Pays de la Loire
Normandy
Midi-Pyrénées
New Caledonia
Île-de-France
Hauts-de-France
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Martinique
Limousin
Rhône-Alpes
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Guadeloupe
Lower Normandy
Poitou-Charentes
Brittany
Upper Normandy
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Corsica
Clipperton Island
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Grand Est
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Alsace
Languedoc-Roussillon
Centre-Val de Loire
Saint Martin (French part)
Auvergne
Alpes
Franche-Comté
French Guiana

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1901	40,681,000	-	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1906	41,067,000	0.94%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1911	41,415,000	0.84%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1960	46,647,521	11.22%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1961	47,293,811	1.37%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1962	47,990,159	1.45%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1963	48,697,015	1.45%	census
1964	49,361,165	1.35%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1965	49,945,471	1.17%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1966	50,430,631	0.96%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1967	50,829,214	0.78%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1968	51,175,036	0.68%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1969	51,518,731	0.67%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1970	51,895,793	0.73%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1971	52,320,049	0.81%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1972	52,776,806	0.87%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1973	53,239,101	0.87%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1974	53,666,947	0.8%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1975	54,033,095	0.68%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1976	54,328,016	0.54%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1977	54,565,943	0.44%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1978	54,772,084	0.38%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1979	54,982,879	0.38%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1980	55,224,670	0.44%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1981	55,505,282	0.51%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1982	55,816,654	0.56%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1983	56,149,874	0.59%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1984	56,489,874	0.6%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1985	56,825,158	0.59%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1986	57,155,165	0.58%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1987	57,482,783	0.57%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1988	57,803,824	0.56%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1989	58,113,622	0.53%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1990	58,409,202	0.51%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1991	58,557,072	0.25%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1992	58,849,212	0.5%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1993	59,105,073	0.43%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1994	59,325,793	0.37%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1995	59,540,711	0.36%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1996	59,752,020	0.35%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1997	59,963,792	0.35%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1998	60,185,178	0.37%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
1999	60,495,470	0.51%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
2000	60,911,057	0.68%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
2001	61,355,725	0.72%	census
2002	61,803,229	0.72%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
2003	62,242,474	0.71%	census
2004	62,702,121	0.73%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
2005	63,176,246	0.75%	census
2006	63,617,975	0.69%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
2007	64,012,572	0.62%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
2008	64,371,099	0.56%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
2009	64,702,921	0.51%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
2010	65,023,142	0.49%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
2011	65,343,588	0.49%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
2012	65,649,570	0.47%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
2013	65,939,866	0.44%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
2014	66,312,067	0.56%	(Worldbank)
2015	66,380,602	0.1%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
2016	66,632,870	0.38%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
2017	67,118,648	0.72%	2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
2018	66,965,912	-0.23%	(Worldbank)
2019	67,059,887	0.14%	(Worldbank)

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