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France

Guyane françaiseNordArdennesAisneMeuseMeurthe-et-MoselleMoselleAlpes-MaritimesAlpes-de-Haute-ProvenceHautes-AlpesSavoieHaute-SavoiePyrénées-AtlantiquesHaute-GaronneHautes-PyrénéesAriègePyrénées-OrientalesBas-RhinHaute-RhinTerritoire de BelfortDoubsAinJuraVarBouches-du-RhôneGardHéraultAudeLandesGirondeCharente-MaritimeVendéeLoire-AtlantiqueMorbihanFinistèreCôtes-d'ArmorIlle-et-VilaineMancheCalvadosEureSeine-MaritimeSommePas-de-CalaisMartiniqueGuadeloupeLa RéunionMayotteHaute-CorseCorse-du-SudGersHaute-VienneCorrèzeTarn-et-GaronneTarnIsèreDrômeAveyronLotIndre-et-LoireIndreLoir-et-CherCreuseMayenneSartheVaucluseHaute-MarneMarneDordogneRhôneVosgesArdècheLoirePuy-de-DômeAllierLoiretMaine-et-LoireAubeParisHauts-de-SeineSeine-Saint-DenisVal-d'OiseYvelinesCharenteCherEure-et-LoirHaute-LoireCantalLot-et-GaronneLozèreNièvreCôte-d'OrOiseOrneHaute-SaôneSaône-et-LoireDeux-SèvresVienneYonneEssonneSeien-et-MarneVal-de-MarneGuyane françaiseNordArdennesAisneMeuseMeurthe-et-MoselleMoselleAlpes-MaritimesAlpes-de-Haute-ProvenceHautes-AlpesSavoieHaute-SavoiePyrénées-AtlantiquesHaute-GaronneHautes-PyrénéesAriègePyrénées-OrientalesBas-RhinHaute-RhinTerritoire de BelfortDoubsAinJuraVarBouches-du-RhôneGardHéraultAudeLandesGirondeCharente-MaritimeVendéeLoire-AtlantiqueMorbihanFinistèreCôtes-d'ArmorIlle-et-VilaineMancheCalvadosEureSeine-MaritimeSommePas-de-CalaisMartiniqueGuadeloupeLa RéunionMayotteHaute-CorseCorse-du-SudGersHaute-VienneCorrèzeTarn-et-GaronneTarnIsèreDrômeAveyronLotIndre-et-LoireIndreLoir-et-CherCreuseMayenneSartheVaucluseHaute-MarneMarneDordogneRhôneVosgesArdècheLoirePuy-de-DômeAllierLoiretMaine-et-LoireAubeParisHauts-de-SeineSeine-Saint-DenisVal-d'OiseYvelinesCharenteCherEure-et-LoirHaute-LoireCantalLot-et-GaronneLozèreNièvreCôte-d'OrOiseOrneHaute-SaôneSaône-et-LoireDeux-SèvresVienneYonneEssonneSeien-et-MarneVal-de-MarneBrazilAlgeriaAtlantic OceanIndian Ocean
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Profile

Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. It plays an influential global role as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, NATO, the G-7, the G-20, the EU, and other multilateral organizations. France rejoined NATO's integrated military command structure in 2009, reversing then President Charles DE GAULLE's 1966 decision to withdraw French forces from NATO. Since 1958, it has constructed a hybrid presidential-parliamentary governing system resistant to the instabilities experienced in earlier, more purely parliamentary administrations.

Capital
Paris
Government
semi-presidential republic
Population
68,512,806
Area
643,801 sq km ; 551,500 sq km (metropolitan France)
Location
metropolitan France: Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK;
Climate
metropolitan France: generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean;
Natural resources
metropolitan France: coal; iron ore; bauxite; zinc; uranium; antimony…
Languages
French (official) 100%; declining regional dialects and languages (Provençal; Breton; Alsatian…
Religions
Roman Catholic 47%; Muslim 4%; Protestant 2%; Buddhist 2%…
Independence
no official date of independence: 486 (Frankish tribes unified under Merovingian kingship)…
Administrative divisions
18 regions (régions, singular - région); Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Bretagne (Brittany), Centre-Val…
Currency
euros (EUR)
Export partners
Germany 11%; Italy 9%; USA 8%; Belgium 8%…
Import partners
Germany 15%; Belgium 11%; Netherlands 9%; Spain 8%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

101 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
Guyane françaiseOverseas departmentFR-GF
NordMetropolitan departmentFR-59
ArdennesMetropolitan departmentFR-08
AisneMetropolitan departmentFR-02
MeuseMetropolitan departmentFR-55
Meurthe-et-MoselleMetropolitan departmentFR-54
MoselleMetropolitan departmentFR-57
Alpes-MaritimesMetropolitan departmentFR-06
Alpes-de-Haute-ProvenceMetropolitan departmentFR-04
Hautes-AlpesMetropolitan departmentFR-05
SavoieMetropolitan departmentFR-73
Haute-SavoieMetropolitan departmentFR-74
Pyrénées-AtlantiquesMetropolitan departmentFR-64
Haute-GaronneMetropolitan departmentFR-31
Hautes-PyrénéesMetropolitan departmentFR-65
AriègeMetropolitan departmentFR-09
Pyrénées-OrientalesMetropolitan departmentFR-66
Bas-RhinMetropolitan departmentFR-67
Haute-RhinMetropolitan departmentFR-68
Territoire de BelfortMetropolitan departmentFR-90
DoubsMetropolitan departmentFR-25
AinMetropolitan departmentFR-01
JuraMetropolitan departmentFR-39
VarMetropolitan departmentFR-83
Bouches-du-RhôneMetropolitan departmentFR-13
GardMetropolitan departmentFR-30
HéraultMetropolitan departmentFR-34
AudeMetropolitan departmentFR-11
LandesMetropolitan departmentFR-40
GirondeMetropolitan departmentFR-33
Charente-MaritimeMetropolitan departmentFR-17
VendéeMetropolitan departmentFR-85
Loire-AtlantiqueMetropolitan departmentFR-44
MorbihanMetropolitan departmentFR-56
FinistèreMetropolitan departmentFR-29
Côtes-d'ArmorMetropolitan departmentFR-22
Ille-et-VilaineMetropolitan departmentFR-35
MancheMetropolitan departmentFR-50
CalvadosMetropolitan departmentFR-14
EureMetropolitan departmentFR-27
Seine-MaritimeMetropolitan departmentFR-76
SommeMetropolitan departmentFR-80
Pas-de-CalaisMetropolitan departmentFR-62
MartiniqueOverseas departmentFR-MQ
GuadeloupeOverseas departmentFR-GP
La RéunionOverseas departmentFR-RE
MayotteOverseas departmentFR-YT
Haute-CorseMetropolitan departmentFR-2B
Corse-du-SudMetropolitan departmentFR-2A
GersMetropolitan departmentFR-32
Haute-VienneMetropolitan departmentFR-87
CorrèzeMetropolitan departmentFR-19
Tarn-et-GaronneMetropolitan departmentFR-82
TarnMetropolitan departmentFR-81
IsèreMetropolitan departmentFR-38
DrômeMetropolitan departmentFR-26
AveyronMetropolitan departmentFR-12
LotMetropolitan departmentFR-46
Indre-et-LoireMetropolitan departmentFR-37
IndreMetropolitan departmentFR-36
Loir-et-CherMetropolitan departmentFR-41
CreuseMetropolitan departmentFR-23
MayenneMetropolitan departmentFR-53
SartheMetropolitan departmentFR-72
VaucluseMetropolitan departmentFR-84
Haute-MarneMetropolitan departmentFR-52
MarneMetropolitan departmentFR-51
DordogneMetropolitan departmentFR-24
RhôneMetropolitan departmentFR-69
VosgesMetropolitan departmentFR-88
ArdècheMetropolitan departmentFR-07
LoireMetropolitan departmentFR-42
Puy-de-DômeMetropolitan departmentFR-63
AllierMetropolitan departmentFR-03
LoiretMetropolitan departmentFR-45
Maine-et-LoireMetropolitan departmentFR-49
AubeMetropolitan departmentFR-10
ParisMetropolitan departmentFR-75
Hauts-de-SeineMetropolitan departmentFR-92
Seine-Saint-DenisMetropolitan departmentFR-93
Val-d'OiseMetropolitan departmentFR-95
YvelinesMetropolitan departmentFR-78
CharenteMetropolitan departmentFR-16
CherMetropolitan departmentFR-18
Eure-et-LoirMetropolitan departmentFR-28
Haute-LoireMetropolitan departmentFR-43
CantalMetropolitan departmentFR-15
Lot-et-GaronneMetropolitan departmentFR-47
LozèreMetropolitan departmentFR-48
NièvreMetropolitan departmentFR-58
Côte-d'OrMetropolitan departmentFR-21
OiseMetropolitan departmentFR-60
OrneMetropolitan departmentFR-61
Haute-SaôneMetropolitan departmentFR-70
Saône-et-LoireMetropolitan departmentFR-71
Deux-SèvresMetropolitan departmentFR-79
VienneMetropolitan departmentFR-86
YonneMetropolitan departmentFR-89
EssonneMetropolitan departmentFR-91
Seien-et-MarneMetropolitan departmentFR-77
Val-de-MarneMetropolitan departmentFR-94

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Currency
euros (EUR)
Languages
French (official) 100%; declining regional dialects and languages (Provençal; Breton; Alsatian…
Government
semi-presidential republic
Climate
metropolitan France: generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean;

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