
| Name: | France (French Republic) |
| Local name (French): | France (République Française) |
| Bordering countries: | Spain, Andorra, Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 547 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 60 181 ths. |
| Capital: | Paris |
| Official language: | French |
| Administrative divisions: | 22 regions |