France
Europe · Capital: Paris · Population: 58,317,450
Country profile
Key facts
- Capital
- Paris
- Population
- 58,317,450
- Area
- 547,030
- Government
- republic
- Population growth
- 0.34%
- Infant mortality
- 5.3
Overview
Open on world map →- Country code
- F
- Capital province
- Ile de France
- Independence
- —
- GDP
- 1,173,000
- Agriculture
- 2.4
- Industry
- 71.1
- Services
- 26.5
- Inflation
- 1.7
Economic and demographic values are reproduced from the legacy WorldMaps dataset.
Provinces & states
All in France →| Name | Capital | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alsace | Strasbourg | 1,624,000 | 8,280 |
| Aquitaine | Bordeaux | 2,796,000 | 41,309 |
| Auvergne | Clermont Ferrand | 1,321,000 | 26,013 |
| Basse Normandie | Caen | 1,391,000 | 17,589 |
| Bourgogne | Dijon | 1,609,000 | 31,582 |
| Bretagne | Rennes | 2,796,000 | 27,209 |
| Centre | Orleans | 2,371,000 | 39,151 |
| Champagne Ardenne | Chalons sur Marne | 1,348,000 | 25,606 |
| Corse | Ajaccio | 250,000 | 8,680 |
| Franche Comte | Besancon | 1,097,000 | 16,202 |
| Haute Normandie | Rouen | 1,737,000 | 12,318 |
| Ile de France | Paris | 10,660,000 | 12,011 |
| Languedoc Rousillon | Montpellier | 2,115,000 | 27,376 |
| Limousin | Limoges | 723,000 | 16,942 |
| Lorraine | Metz | 2,306,000 | 23,547 |
| Midi Pyrenees | Toulouse | 2,431,000 | 45,349 |
| Nord Pas de Calais | Lille | 3,965,000 | 12,413 |
| Pays de la Loire | Nantes | 3,059,000 | 32,082 |
| Picardie | Amiens | 1,811,000 | 19,399 |
| Poitou Charentes | Poitiers | 1,595,000 | 25,809 |
| Provence Cote dAzur | Marseille | 4,258,000 | 31,400 |
| Rhone Alpes | Lyon | 5,351,000 | 43,698 |
Cities
All cities →| City | Province | Population | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | Ile de France | 2,152,423 | 48.82, 2.48 |
| Marseille | Provence Cote dAzur | 800,550 | 43.20, 5.20 |
| Lyon | Rhone Alpes | 415,487 | 45.70, 4.78 |
| Toulouse | Midi Pyrenees | 358,688 | 43.40, 1.20 |
| Nice | Provence Cote dAzur | 342,439 | 43.70, 7.27 |
| Strasbourg | Alsace | 252,338 | 48.58, 7.77 |
| Nantes | Pays de la Loire | 244,995 | 47.25, -1.57 |
| Bordeaux | Aquitaine | 210,336 | 44.51, -0.40 |
| Montpellier | Languedoc Rousillon | 207,996 | 43.30, 3.50 |
| Saint Etienne | Rhone Alpes | 199,396 | — |
| Rennes | Bretagne | 197,536 | 48.10, -1.40 |
| Le Havre | Haute Normandie | 195,854 | — |
| Reims | Champagne Ardenne | 180,620 | 49.10, 4.50 |
| Lille | Nord Pas de Calais | 172,142 | 50.37, 3.30 |
| Toulon | Provence Cote dAzur | 167,619 | — |
| Grenoble | Rhone Alpes | 150,758 | — |
| Brest | Bretagne | 147,956 | — |
| Dijon | Bourgogne | 146,703 | 47.20, 5.20 |
| Le Mans | Pays de la Loire | 145,502 | — |
| Angers | Pays de la Loire | 141,404 | — |
| Clermont Ferrand | Auvergne | 136,181 | 45.50, 3.40 |
| Limoges | Limousin | 133,464 | 45.50, 1.20 |
| Amiens | Picardie | 131,872 | 49.55, 2.19 |
| Tours | Centre | 129,509 | — |
| Nimes | Languedoc Rousillon | 128,471 | — |
| Aix en Provence | Provence Cote dAzur | 123,842 | — |
| Metz | Lorraine | 119,594 | — |
| Villeurbanne | Rhone Alpes | 116,872 | — |
| Besancon | Franche Comte | 113,828 | 47.10, 6.20 |
| Caen | Basse Normandie | 112,846 | 49.30, -0.20 |
| Mulhouse | Alsace | 108,357 | — |
| Perpignan | Languedoc Rousillon | 105,983 | — |
| Orleans | Centre | 105,111 | 47.50, 1.50 |
| Rouen | Haute Normandie | 102,723 | 49.30, 1.50 |
| Boulogne Billancourt | Ile de France | 101,743 | — |
| Nancy | Lorraine | 99,351 | 48.40, 6.10 |
| Poitiers | Poitou Charentes | 79,300 | 46.40, 0.20 |
| Ajaccio | Corse | 53,500 | 41.40, 8.40 |
| Chalons sur Marne | Champagne Ardenne | — | — |
Religions
Languages
Organizations based here
- Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation ACCT
- Council of Europe CE
- European Space Agency ESA
- Franc Zone FZ
- Group of 10 G-10
- International Chamber of Commerce ICC
- International Criminal Police Organization Interpol
- International Energy Agency IEA
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization UNESCO
Memberships
- African Development Bank nonregional member
- Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation member
- Andean Group observer
- Asian Development Bank nonregional member
- Bank for International Settlements member
- Caribbean Development Bank nonregional member
- Central African States Development Bank member
- Council of Europe member
- Customs Cooperation Council member
- Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific member
- Economic Commission for Africa associate member
- Economic Commission for Europe member
- Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean member
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development member
- European Investment Bank member
- European Organization for Nuclear Research member
- European Space Agency member
- European Union member
- Food and Agriculture Organization member
- Franc Zone member
- Group of 10 member
- Group of 5 member
- Inter-American Development Bank member
- International Atomic Energy Agency member
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development member
- International Chamber of Commerce member
- International Civil Aviation Organization member
- International Confederation of Free Trade Unions member
- International Criminal Police Organization member
- International Development Association Part I
- International Energy Agency member
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies member
- International Finance Corporation member
- International Fund for Agricultural Development Category I
- International Labor Organization member
- International Maritime Organization member
- International Mobile Satellite Organization member
- International Monetary Fund member
- International Olympic Committee National Olympic Committee
- International Organization for Migration member
- International Organization for Standardization member
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement National Society
- International Telecommunication Union member
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization member
- Missile Technology Control Regime member
- North Atlantic Cooperation Council member
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization member
- Nuclear Energy Agency member
- Nuclear Suppliers Group member
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development member
- Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe member
- Organization of American States observer
- Permanent Court of Arbitration member
- South Pacific Commission member
- United Nations member
- United Nations Angola Verification Mission member
- United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia member
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization member
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization member
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research member
- United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon member
- United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission member
- United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara member
- United Nations Mission in Haiti member
- United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia member
- United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees member
- United Nations Preventive Deployment Force member
- United Nations Protection Force member
- United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East member
- United Nations Truce Supervision Organization member
- United Nations University member
- Universal Postal Union member
- Western European Union member
- World Confederation of Labor member
- World Federation of Trade Unions member
- World Health Organization member
- World Intellectual Property Organization member
- World Meteorological Organization member
- World Tourism Organization member
- World Trade Organization member
- Zangger Committee member
Bordering countries
Natural features
Rivers
Seas & oceans
- Atlantic Ocean Aquitaine
- Atlantic Ocean Bretagne
- Atlantic Ocean Pays de la Loire
- Atlantic Ocean Poitou Charentes
- Mediterranean Sea Corse
- Mediterranean Sea Languedoc Rousillon
- Mediterranean Sea Provence Cote dAzur
- North Sea Basse Normandie
- North Sea Haute Normandie
- North Sea Nord Pas de Calais
- North Sea Picardie