| French Republic République française |
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Motto:
Liberté, égalité, fraternité
(Liberty, Equality, Fraternity) |
Anthem: "La Marseillaise"
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Territory of the French Republic in the world1 |
Capital
(and largest city) | Paris
48°51.4′N2°21.05′E / 48.8567°N 2.35083°E / 48.8567; 2.35083 |
| Official language(s) | French[a] |
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| Demonym | French |
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| Government | Unitarysemi-presidentialconstitutional republic |
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| - | President | François Hollande |
| - | Prime Minister | Jean-Marc Ayrault |
| Legislature | Parliament |
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| - | Upper house | Senate |
| - | Lower house | National Assembly |
| Formation |
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| - | Francia | 486 (Unification by Clovis) |
| - | West Francia | 843 (Treaty of Verdun) |
| - | French First Republic | 1792 (National Convention) |
| - | Current constitution | 4 October 1958 (5th Republic) |
| Area |
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| - | Total[b] | 674,843 km2 (41st)
260,558 sq mi |
| - | Metropolitan France |
| | - IGN[c] | 551,695 km2 (47th)
213,010 sq mi |
| | - Cadastre[d] | 543,965 km2 (47th)
210,026 sq mi |
| Population |
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| | (2012 estimate) |
| - | Total[b] | 65,350,000[2] (20th) |
| - | Metropolitan France | 63,460,000[1] (22nd) |
| - | Density[e] | 116/km2 (89th)
301/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate |
| - | Total | $2.257 trillion[3] (9th) |
| - | Per capita | $35,613[3] (24th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate |
| - | Total | $2.712 trillion[3] (5th) |
| - | Per capita | $42,793[3] (20th) |
| Gini (2008) | 28.9[4] |
| HDI (2011) |  0.884[5] (very high) (20th) |
| Currency | Euro,[f]CFP franc[g]
(EUR, XPF) |
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| Time zone | CET[h](UTC+1) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | CEST[i] (UTC+2) |
| Drives on the | right |
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| ISO 3166 code | FR |
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| Internet TLD | .fr[j] |
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| Calling code | 33[k] |
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| 1 | Excluding Adélie Land in Antarctica, where sovereignty is suspended. |
![Location of Metropolitan France (dark green)– in Europe (green & dark grey)– in the European Union (green) — [Legend]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EU-France.svg)
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