France

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Royaume de France
Kingdom of France

Flag Coat of arms

Motto
"Pour Dieu, le Roi, et la Liberté!" (French)
"For God, the King, and Liberty!"

Anthem
Marseillaise des Blancs


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

Official language(s) French

Demonym French

Government
 - Monarch
 - Prime Minister
Constitutional monarchy
King Charles XII
Édouard Fillias

Establishment
 - French State
 - Bourbon dynasty founded
 - French Revolution
 - Crowning of Napoleon
 - Bourbon Restoration
 - Constitution

843 (Treaty of Verdun)
1272
July 14, 1789
May 18, 1804
April 6, 1814
June 16, 1815

Area
 - Total

 - Water (%)

3,699,857.4 km²
1,428,523 sq mi
0.32

Population
 - 2007 estimate
 - Density
 

151,952,923
41.06 /km²
106.37 /sq mi

GDP (PPP)
 - Total
 - Per capita
2007 estimate
$6.725 trillion
$44,255

GDP (nominal)
 - Total
 - Per capita
2007 estimate
$6.840 trillion
$45,015

Gini 42.3 (medium)

HDI 0.958 (high)

Currency Livre (£) (FRL)

Time zone
 - Summer (DST)
(UTC +0 to +1)
(UTC +1 to +2)

Internet TLD .fr

Calling code +33
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