France

Europe · Western Europe

France

French Republic
Europe · Western Europe · Capital: Paris

Quick facts about France

Official name	French Republic
Capital	Paris
Continent & subregion	Europe · Western Europe
Population	68,372,286 people (world rank 22)
Area	551,695 km²
Density	124 people/km²
Share of world population	0.85% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$3,056.3 billion
Urbanisation	78.8% urban population
Life expectancy	82.8 years
Currency	Euro (€) — EUR
Languages	French
Internet domain	`.fr`
Calling code	+33
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$44,700 · see world ranking
Internet Users	86.8% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.7 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	3.4 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	4.2 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	32.7% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means France did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Andorra Belgium Germany Italy Luxembourg Monaco Spain Switzerland

The geographic position is roughly 46°, 2°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.