France (Republic of France), FR

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

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Quick Facts about Republic of France

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 (1561 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 : 03:20:02 (19th March 2024)
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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.

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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. See all Republic of France cities & populated places.

  • 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

Republic of France has 16 neighbours.

  • 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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