Facts and figures about France and the French.
The capital city of France is Paris.
The French flag, information, history and photos.
The National Anthem ( La Marseillaise ) with a translation in English
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Political information
France, is a republic, with a written constitution. (5th Republic)
President Emmanuel Macron (5 year mandate).
Prime Minister Edouard Philippe
Information about the principle political parties, the French government and ministries.
Geographical information
The country is split into 22 administrative regions ( until 31st December 2015)
The regions listed in alphabetical are :
Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Basse-Normandie, Bourgogne, Bretagne, Centre, Champagne-Ardenne, Corse, Franche-Comte, Haute-Normandie, Ile-de-France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Limousin, Lorraine, Midi-Pyrenees, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pays de la Loire, Picardie, Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Rhone-Alpes.
The country is split into 13 administrative regions ( from 1st January 2016)
Each region is divided into "departments" (counties). There is a total of 96 departments (106 when including the DOMs (Département d'outre-mer) & the TOMs (Territoires d'outre-mer) which are overseas departments.
There are 36851 towns and villages in France (including the DOMs).
The total land surface is 550,000 sq km. The highest point being the Mont Blanc which culminates at 4,807 metres above sea-level. The coastline is more than 5,500km long, with access to the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and Mediterranean Sea.
Facts about France
There are 964,356 km of road with 7,396 km of "autoroutes" or motorways;
31 940 km of railway track, 1 268 reserved for the high-speed TGV train. The railway system in France is nationalised and called the SNCF (Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer)
Main airport, Charles de Gaule Roisy Paris, secondary is Orly, Paris.
Military service is now abolished, however 1 day of civil education for men and women from 18 years of age is required.
The forces are divided into Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie