France is the French Republic is a sovereign country in Western Europe that includes overseas regions and territories. France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of only three countries to have both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines.France is the largest country in Western Europe and the European Union, and the third-largest in Europe as a whole. In this country a total population of around 67 million, it is the third most-populous European country. France is a unitaty semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the nation's largest city and the main cultural and commercial centre. The current Constitution of France, adopted by referendum on 4 October 1958, establishes the country as secular and democratic, with its sovereignty derived from the people. The nation's ideals are expressed in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, one of the world's earliest documents on human rights, which was formulated during the seminal French Revolution of the late 18th century.France has produced many artists, thinkers, and scientists, and remains prominent global centre of culture. It hosts the world's fourth-largest number of cultural UNESCO World Heritage Sites, drawing around 83 million foreign tourists annually – the most of any country in the world.
France remains a great power with significant cultural, economic, military, and political influence in Europe and around the world. It has the world's sixth-largest military budget, third-largest stockpile of nuclear weapons, and second-largest diplomatic corps, after the United States. It is a developed country and has the world's fifth-largest economy by nominal GDP and seventh-largest by purchasing power parity. In terms of total household wealth, France is the wealthiest nation in Europe and fourth in the world.
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Capital
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Paris
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Area:
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674,843
square km
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National
Bird:
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Gallic
Rooster
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National
Animal:
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Gallic
Rooster
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National
Flower:
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Fleur
de lie
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National
Language:
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French
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National
Sport:
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Football
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National
Dance:
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Canarie
Dance
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Prime
Minister:
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Manuel
Valls
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Major
Occupation:
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Service
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Time
Zone:
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(UTC+01:00)
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