France Map

CAPITAL: Paris

SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Multiparty Republic

AREA: 549,183 Square Kilometers (212,041 Square Miles)

ESTIMATED POPULATION: 60,000,000

LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY: France is located in West Europe and the land includes the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea as well as overseas territories. Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany are north and northeast, Switzerland, Italy and Monaco are to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the southeast, Spain and Andorra to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

PEOPLE: The French account for most of the population.The other people that make up the population are of Slavic, North African, and Basque beginnings.

LANGUAGES: The official language is French. Other languages include Provencal, Breton, Corsican and Basque.