French Republic

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République française
French Republic

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Flag Coat of arms

Motto
"Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité" (French)
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"

Anthem
La Marseillaise
(The Song of Marseille)

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Capital
(and largest city)
Paris
48°52′N, 2°19.59′E

Official language French

State religions Roman Catholicism, Calvinism, Lutheranism, Judaism

Demonym French

Government
 - President
 - President of the Council
Unitary parliamentary republic
Adolphe Bondurant
Maximilien Betancourt

Legislature
 - Upper house
 - Lower house
Parliament
Senate
Chamber of Deputies

Establishment
 - Treaty of Verdun
 - French Revolution
 - Third Republic

843
July 14, 1789
September 4, 1870

Area
 - Total

 - Water (%)

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Population
 - 2009 estimate
 - Density
 

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GDP (PPP)
 - Total
 - Per capita
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GDP (nominal)
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Gini (2005) to be added

HDI (2005) to be added

Currency French franc (₣) (FRF)

Time zone
- Summer (DST)
CET (UTC +1)
CEST (UTC +2)

Drives on the right

Internet TLD .fr

Calling code +33
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