France
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The capital of France is Paris.
The capital of France is Bayeux.
The capital of France is Vichy.
The capital of France is Algiers.
The capital of France is London.
The capital of France is Brazzaville.
The capital of France is Bordeaux.
The capital of France is Tours.
The capital of France is Versailles.
The capital of France is Versailles.
The currency of France is euro.
The currency of France is CFP Franc.
The currency of France is French franc.
The currency of France is livre tournois.
France received the award: Lagun Onari.
France received the award: The Economist country of the year.
An official language of France is French.
France is located on the continent of Europe.
France is located on the continent of Africa.
France is located on the continent of Americas.
France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe.
Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean.
Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest.
Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea.
Its 18 integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of 632,702 km2 (244,288 sq mi), with a total population estimated at over 69.1 million in 2026.
Its capital, largest city and main cultural and economic centre is Paris.
Metropolitan France was settled during the Iron Age by Celtic tribes known as Gauls before Rome annexed the area in 51 BC, leading to a distinct Gallo-Roman culture.
In the Early Middle Ages, the Franks formed the kingdom of Francia, which became the heartland of the Carolingian Empire.
The Treaty of Verdun of 843 partitioned the empire, with West Francia evolving into the Kingdom of France.
In the High Middle Ages, France was a powerful but decentralised feudal kingdom, but from the mid-14th to the mid-15th centuries, France was plunged into a dynastic conflict with England known as the Hundred Years' War.
External references: Wikidata Q142