France
France
Capital: Paris
Geography: While the main territory of France (metropolitan France; French: la Métropole, France métropolitaine or informally l'hexagone) is located in Western Europe, France is also constituted from a number of territories in North America, the Caribbean, South America, the southern Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and Antarctica (sovereignty claims in Antarctica are governed by the Antarctic Treaty System). These territories have varying forms of government ranging from overseas département to "overseas country".
The total area of the Frech Republic is 674.843 square kilometres (260.558 sq. mi). There are varying figures from different sources regarding the area of metropolitan France. According to data from the French National Geographic Institute, the total area for metropolitan France is 551.695 square kilometres (213.011 sq. mi). However, the U.S. central intelligence agency states the figure at 547,030 square kilometres (211.154 sq. mi). Finally, French Land Register data, which exclude lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 square kilometre (0.386 sq. mi or 247 acres) as well as the estuaries of rivers, calculates the land area at 543,965 square kilometres (210.026 sq. mi) for metropolitan France.
Population: 58.3 million people
Language: French
Religion: Catholic
Time: + one hour of Grinvich
Currency: euro
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