Facts at a glance

• Full country name: The French Republic
  
• Area: 551,000 sq km
  
• Population: 57.7 million
  
• Capital city: Paris (pop. 13 million)
  
• People: 92% French, 3% North African, 2% German, 1% Breton, 2% Other (including Provençal, Catalan & Basque)
  
• Language: French (also Flemish, Alsation, Breton, Basque, Catalan, Provençal & Corsican)
  
• Religion: 90% Roman Catholic, 2% Muslim, 1% Protestant, 1% Jewish, 6% Other
  
• Government: Democracy
  
• President: Jacques Chirac
  
• Prime Minister: Lionel Jospin
  
  
  

Maps

• France

• France Regions

Attractions

• Monuments
  
  
• Arc of the Triumph
  
  
• Theme Parks in Paris
  
  
• Kings' Palaces, Parks and Forests
  
  
• Painters and Museums
  
  
• The Seaquarium
  
  
• Canals and Rivers
  
  
• The Botanical Gardens
  
  
• Champs Elysées
  
  
• The Louvre Museum
  
  
• Notre dame
  
  
• The Eiffel Tower