| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +1 (Central European time) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Main languages: | French |
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| Other languages: | Alsatian, Basque, Breton, Catalan, Corsican, Flemish, Provencal |
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| Currency: |
euros (EUR) $1 = €0.89, £1 = €1.19 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .fr | International Dialling Code: 33 |
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For help planning your trip to France including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our France trip planning page.
Further information on France
Discover more about France - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 547,030 sq km (1,400 sq km under water)
Coastline: 3,427 km (Bay of Biscay, English Channel, Mediterranean Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): Andorra (57km), Belgium (620km), Germany (451km), Italy (488km), Luxembourg (73km), Monaco (4km), Spain (623km), Switzerland (573km)
Highest mountain: Mont Blanc (4,807m) - Climb this mountain!
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for France from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Full democracy | 23/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Moderately Free | 73/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Satisfactory situation | 37/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Broad rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Low corruption | 26/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 20/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: French Republic Status: Independent Country
Population: 66,259,012 (rank: 21/196) Density: 121.1 people/sq km (rank: 70/196)
Ethnic groups: Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, Basque minorities
Religions: Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%
GDP (PPP): $2276 billion GDP per capita: $35,700 (rank: 28/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.