France
France
Capital Paris
643,801 km² · 68,720,337 people (2025) · Euro
Mont Blanc on the Italian border is 4,806 m, the highest point in western Europe. Counting its overseas departments, France spans twelve time zones — more than any other country — and its exclusive economic zone is the second largest in the world. The Gouffre Mirolda and other Alpine systems make it one of the great caving countries.
The facts
- Capital
- Paris
- Area
- 643,801 km² — 248,573 sq mi
- Population
- 68,720,337 (2025)
- Density
- 106.7 people per km²
- Currency
- Euro (EUR, €)
- Official language
- French
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Calling code
- +33
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- FR · FRA
- Continent
- Europe
How it compares
- By area
- 44 of 200
- By population
- 23 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 652,230 | 43,844,111 |
| South Sudan | 644,329 | 12,188,788 |
| France ← | 643,801 | 68,720,337 |
| Somalia | 637,657 | 19,654,739 |
| Central African Republic | 622,984 | 5,513,282 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of France?
- Paris
- What currency does France use?
- The Euro (EUR).
- How big is France?
- 643,801 km², or 248,573 square miles — 44 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does France drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- Afghanistan 652,230 km²
- South Sudan 644,329 km²
- Somalia 637,657 km²
- Central African Republic 622,984 km²
- Russia Europe
- Germany Europe
- United Kingdom Europe
- Italy Europe
- Spain Europe
- Ukraine Europe
- Poland Europe
- Romania Europe
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)