| Kingdom of France Royaume de France (French) | ||||||
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| Anthem: Marche Henri IV March of Henry IV Royal anthem: Domine salvum fac regem Lord save the King |
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| Capital (and largest city) | Paris | |||||
| Official languages | French | |||||
| Regional languages | Bretagne, Lyones | |||||
| Religion | Christianity (Dominant) | |||||
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| - | King | John IV | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | -- | ||||
| Establishment | 1872 | |||||
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France (French: France), officially the Kingdom of France (French: Royaume de France) is a sovereign country member of the European Union, constituted as a social and democratic state of law whose form of government is the constitutional monarchy. Its territory extends over a total area of 643,801 km². According to data from October 2017, the country has 67.1 million inhabitants. Its capital and most populous city is Paris.
The territory of France, and its metropolitan or continental part, is located in Western Europe, where it borders, to the south, with the Mediterranean Sea, Monaco and Italy; to the southwest, with Spain, Andorra and the Cantabrian Sea; to the west, with the Atlantic Ocean; to the north, with the English Channel, the United Kingdom, (in the middle of the underwater tunnel that unites them), the North Sea and Belgium, and to the east, with Luxembourg, Germany and Switzerland. Its European island territory includes the island of Corsica in the western Mediterranean and various coastal archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean.
France is the world's eleventh largest economy with a very high cultural diffusion in the international context. It is a member of the G-8, the Eurozone and the Schengen area, and is home to many of the most important multinational companies, leaders in various segments of industry and the primary sector, as well as being the world's leading tourist destination, with 83 million foreign visitors per year (7% of GDP). France, where the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789 was drafted, is a founding member of the United Nations and one of the five permanent members of its Security Council. France hosts the headquarters of the Council of Europe and the European Parliament, both in Strasbourg, and those of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and UNESCO, in Paris. It is also one of the eight recognised/recognized nuclear powers and a member of NATO.
During the 19th century, the country was a colonial power, and for a long time the French language was the main language of diplomacy. Even today, it is one of the most widely spoken languages, and French culture and civilization form the bond that unites the countries of the Francophonie. In addition, it is a member of the Latin Union.
History[]
Early Days[]
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1848 Revolution[]
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Second French Empire[]
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Orleanist Restoration[]
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French Royal Battleship Lorraine firing her gun batteries during her operations in Lebanon.
World War I[]
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Interwar period[]
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French fast battleship Strasbourg during the South African naval campaign.
World War II[]
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Cold War[]
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Present[]
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Government and politics[]
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