France: a quick introduction

 



Official name
République
française



Language
French
.



Capital city
Paris
.



Head of State
President
Emmanuel Macron



Population
68 million
.
 



Currency
Euro
€1 = 100 centimes

 

Dialing Code
+33
.

 

Time zone
Winter UTC +1
Summer UTC +2



Total area
551,000 km2
. 



Highest Point
Mont Blanc
4808 m

 

The regions of France

The mainland is known as Metropolitan France, and is divided into 13 regions, and 96 sub-regions called départements :

 

Main cities of France

Here are the largest settlements of France, each with a population of over 100,000 people:

The larger Paris region (Ile de France) also includes Argenteuil, Boulogne Billancourt, Montreuil and Saint Denis. These have been excluded from the map for clarity.