Part of | Western Europe, Pyrenees–Mediterranean Euroregion, European Union, European Economic Area, Europe |
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Inception | August 843 |
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Name in native language | République française |
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Official name | République française |
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Native label | République française |
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Short name | France |
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Named after | Franks |
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Official language | French |
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Anthem | La Marseillaise |
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Culture | culture of France |
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Motto | Liberté, égalité, fraternité |
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Motto text | Liberté, égalité, fraternité |
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Continent | Europe |
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Country | France |
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Capital | Paris |
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Located in time zone | UTC+01:00 |
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Located in or next to body of water | English Channel, Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea |
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Coordinate location | 47°0′0″N 2°0′0″E |
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Coordinates of easternmost point | 42°16′56″N 9°33′36″E |
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Coordinates of northernmost point | 51°5′20″N 2°32′44″E |
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Coordinates of southernmost point | 41°20′1″N 9°15′32″E |
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Coordinates of westernmost point | 48°26′45″N 5°9′4″W |
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Highest point | Mont Blanc |
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Lowest point | Étang de Lavalduc |
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Basic form of government | semi-presidential system |
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Office held by head of state | President of the French Republic |
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Head of state | Emmanuel Macron |
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Office held by head of government | Prime Minister of France |
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Head of government | Michel Barnier |
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Executive body | Government of France |
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Legislative body | French Parliament |
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Highest judicial authority | Court of Cassation, Conseil d'État, Court of Audit, Constitutional Council of France, Cour de Justice de la République |
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Central bank | Bank of France |
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Currency | Euro, CFP Franc |
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Coextensive with | France |
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Foundational text | Constitution of France |
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Driving side | right |
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Electrical plug type | Europlug, Type E |
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Replaces | Kingdom of France, Rauracian Republic, Republic of Bouillon, Free Cities of Menton and Roquebrune, Kingdom of Bora Bora |
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Award received | Lagun Onari, The Economist country of the year |
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Studied in | francology |
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Has facility | roundabout, crematorium |
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Official website | https://www.service-public.fr/ |
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External data available at URL | https://www.data.gouv.fr/ |
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Terms of service URL | https://www.service-public.fr/P10050 |
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Hashtag | France |
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Top-level Internet domain | .fr |
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Flag | flag of France |
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Coat of arms | coat of arms of France |
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Has seal, badge, or sigil | Great Seal of France |
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Geography of topic | geography of France |
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Has characteristic | free country |
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History of topic | history of France |
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Railway traffic side | left, right |
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Has works in the collection | National Gallery of Victoria |
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Open data portal | data.gouv.fr |
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Economy of topic | economy of France |
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Demographics of topic | demographics of France |
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Gregorian calendar start date | 20 December 1582, 1 January 1806 |
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Sitemap URL | https://www.service-public.fr/P10003 |
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Contact page URL | https://www.service-public.fr/P10017 |
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Mobile country code | 208 |
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Country calling code | +33 |
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Trunk prefix | 0 |
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Emergency phone number | 112, 15, 17, 18, 114 |
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GS1 country code | 300-379 |
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Licence plate code | F |
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Maritime identification digits | 226, 227, 228 |
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Stack Exchange tag | https://travel.stackexchange.com/tags/france |
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Unicode character | 🇫🇷 |
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Category for honorary citizens of entity | Q8942785 |
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Category for maps | Category:Maps of France |
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