France

Summary of France located in Europe.   Back to All Countries List


Offical Flag of France
FIPS Code :   FR
ISO Code :   FR
ISO 3 Code :   FRA
Numeric ISO :   250
Continent :   Europe
Area in (Sq KM) :   547030
DMS :   46° 13' 39.50" N, 2° 12' 49.50" E
Phone Code :   33
Currency :   Euro (EUR)
In Native :   France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe and several overseas regions and territories. The metropolitan area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany to the northeast, Switzerland, Monaco, and Italy to the east, and Andorra and Spain to the south. The overseas territories include French Guiana in South America and several islands in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. The country's 18 integral regions span a combined area of 643,801 square kilometres (248,573 sq mi) and a total population of 67.07 million. France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre. Other major urban areas include Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lille and Nice. France, including its overseas territories, has the most number of time zones of any country, with a total of 12.

July 14 Bastille Day: Bastille Day celebrates the birth of the French Republic and marks the storming of the Bastille in 1789
 
Capital :   Paris
Neighbour Countries :   Switzerland,   Germany,   Belgium,   Luxembourg,   Italy,   Andorra,   Monaco,   Spain
Languages :   French,   Breton,   Corsican,   Catalan,   Basque,   Occitan (post 1500)

Regions in France

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Brittany
Centre-Val de Loire
Corsica
Grand Est
Hauts-de-France
Île-de-France
Normandy
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Occitanie
Pays-de-la-Loire
Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur

Time zones in France

Countries can have more than one time zone. Date time has been calculated using UTC.

Time Zone Id GMT Offset Current Date Time
Europe/Paris 1 Friday, April 4, 2025 1:27:09 AM

Time Zone Name GMT Offset Current Date Time
Romance Standard Time 1 Friday, April 4, 2025 1:27:09 AM