Template:France

France, officially the French Republic (French: République française [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as 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. 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 (five of which are situated overseas) span a combined area of 643,801 square kilometres (248,573 sq mi) and a total population of 67.25 million (as of June 2018).[10] 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 centres include Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Nice, Toulouse and Strasbourg.

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Capital	Paris
Government	Republic
Currency	Euro (EUR)
Area	643,801 sq km
Population	67,186,638 ( 2017 estimate.)
Language	Frence
Callingcode	+33
Tld	.fr
Timezone	UTC +1
Electricity	220V/50Hz (European plug)

Master Unit and Land

Image Ananda Prasuna - Retiers ( France) Practicing and cultivating herbs. Provides information and practice to tone up and heal yourself through healing plants. Place for the information and the sharing of the scientific knowledge and wisdom of the ancient and new therapies in Herbalism. Program and activities such as forum on herbalism, Chinese and Tibetan herbs, Recepies and ..→

France: What is happening & Why

Image France fuel protests (November 2018, France) Tear gas fired in clashes in Paris. Protesters have scaled the Arc de Triomphe in central Paris, as clashes with riot police continued during a third weekend of “yellow vest” rallies. 300,000 people took part in the first country-wide demonstration, on 17 November. Most demonstrators have remained peaceful, although more ..→

Image Poverty is on the rise in France (November 2016, France) according to a shock new report published by French charity the Secours Catholique on Thursday. In 2015 there were 608,500 families or individuals living in difficulty, marking an increase of 2.7% since year before. Around 9 million people - including 3 ..→

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