France (Central World)

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Republic of France
République française
Timeline: Central World
OTL equivalent: Metropolitan France and Wallonia, without Corsica, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, most of Alsace and some of Lorraine.

National Flag National Emblem Location of France within Europe Motto Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité (French) ("Liberty, Equality, Fraternity")
Anthem	"La Marseillaise"
Capital	Paris
Largest city	Paris
Other cities	Toulouse, Nantes, Montpellier, Bordeaux, Lille, Rennes, Charleroi, Liège, Reims
Language   official	Breton, Catalan, French, Gallo, Occitan
others	Basque, Franco-Provençal, German, Italian, Oïl languages, West Flemish
Religion   main	None
others	Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, Judaism
Ethnic Groups   main	French
others	Basque, Breton, Flemish, German, Italian, Occitan, Norman, Picard, Walloon
Demonym	French
Government	Unitary semi-presidential republic
legislature	Parliament, Senate and the National Assembly
President	Ségolène Royal
Prime Minister	Jean-Luc Mélenchon
Area	554,043 km2
Population	62,434,467 inhabitants
Currency	Euro
Time Zone	UTC +1
summer	UTC +2
Calling Code	+33
Internet TLD	.fr
Organizations	European Community, Organization of Nations

France, officially the Republic of France, is a country in western Europe, bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany, Switzerland and Italy to the east and Spain and Andorra to the south.

Military

Main article: Military of France