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General Information
Official name
The French Republic
Capital
Paris
12.7 million inhabitants
Largest Cities
Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Nice, Nantes
Area
545,630 sq km
Population
64.2 Million
Time Zone
GMT + 1
GMT + 2 Summer time
Currency
Euro
Official language
French, Basque, Breton, English
Neighbouring countries
Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, Spain
Highest point
Mont Blanc (4807 m)
Lowest point
Rhone River delta (- 2 m)
Longest rivers
The Lorie River (634 miles long), Seine, Rhone
Landing place
Paris, Bordeaux, Grenoble, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice
Electricity
220 volts AC, 50Hz
two-pin plugs are widely used
Ethnic groups
French, Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Sub-Saharan African, Indochinese and Basque minorities
Religion
Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 2%,
Muslim 10%, Jewish 1%,
no religion 4%