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French Republic
République française (French)
Timeline: Victory To The Rising Sun
OTL equivalent: France
Flag of France Armoiries république française
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: 
"Liberté, égalité, fraternité"
("Liberty, Equality, Fraternity")
Anthem: 
"La Marseillaise"

Location of France (VTTRS)
France (green)
CapitalParis
Official languages French
Religion 50% Christianity
33% no religion
3% Islam
2% Buddhism
1% Judaism
1% other
9% unanswered
Demonym French
Government Unitary semi-presidential republic
 -  President TBD
 -  Prime Minister TBD
Legislature Parliament
 -  Upper house Senate
 -  Lower house National Assembly
Population
 -  2023 estimate 68,042,591 (20th)
 -  Density 105.4627/km2 
273.1/sq mi
Currency Euro (€) (EUR)
CFP franc (XPF)
Date formats dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Drives on the Right
Calling code +33

France, officially the French Republic (French: République française), is a country located primarily in Western Europe. It also includes overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, giving it one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. It shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany, Switzerland and Italy to the east; and Spain to the south. Paris is the country's capital and largest city. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Its eighteen integral regions (five of which are overseas) span a combined area of 643,801 km2 (248,573 sq mi) and have a total population of over 68 million as of January 2023.

Inhabited by archaic humans since the Paleolithic era, the territory of Metropolitan France was settled during the Iron Age by Celtic tribes known as Gauls. Rome annexed the area in 51 BC, leading to a distinct Gallo-Roman culture that laid the foundation of the French language. The Germanic Franks formed the Kingdom of Francia, which became the heartland of the Carolingian Empire. The Treaty of Verdun of 843 partitioned the empire, with West Francia becoming the Kingdom of France in 987. In the High Middle Ages, France was a powerful but highly decentralized feudal kingdom. Philip II successfully strengthened royal power and defeated his rivals to double the size of the crown lands; by the end of his reign, France had emerged as the most powerful state in Europe. From the mid-14th to the mid-15th centuries, France was plunged into a series of dynastic conflicts involving England, collectively known as the Hundred Years' War, and a distinct French identity emerged as a result.

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France is a unitary semi-presidential republic, it retains its centuries-long status as a global centre of art, science and philosophy. It hosts the fifth-largest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites and is the world's leading tourist destination, receiving over 89 million foreign visitors in 2018. [UNDER PROGRESS] France is a founding and leading member of the European Union and the Eurozone, as well as a key member of the Group of Seven, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Francophonie.