Countries

France

Also Known As French Republic

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "France." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/countries/france.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). France. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/countries/france

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-france,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {France},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/countries/france},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe. 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 overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Its capital is Paris.

Facts

Capital

Paris 1

Population

69,081,996 1

January 2026 estimate.

Population Estimate Year

2026 1

Area (sq km)

632,702.3 1

Total area including metropolitan France and overseas France.

Cross-Tradition Connections

Paris is the capital of France.

Source Paris (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Europe

In the Other Atlases

Also in History Atlas: Battle of the Somme, the location of this there.
Also in Language Atlas: French, part of this there.
Also in Political Atlas: France, the same subject.

Politics and foreign relations

Politics and foreign relations: this country's government, institutions, parties and foreign-policy positions are recorded on Political Atlas (section "Foreign relations and policy," ruling 722), linked here by a same-as edge. Geography mints and owns none of that content. France.

Sources

1. France (Wikipedia)

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France, officially the French Republic

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Paris

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632,702.3 km2 (244,287.7 sq mi)

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69,081,996

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1. France (Wikipedia)

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France 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.

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Paris (Wikipedia)

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Paris (Wikipedia)

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Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with an estimated city population of 2.04 million in an area of 105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi), and a metropolitan population of 13.2 million as of January 2026.

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Lake Geneva (Wikipedia)

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Lake Geneva is a deep lake on the north side of the Alps, shared between Switzerland and France.

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Alps (Wikipedia)

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The Alps are found in the following countries: Austria (28.7% of the range's area), Italy (27.2%), France (21.4%), Switzerland (13.2%), Germany (5.8%), Slovenia (3.6%), Liechtenstein (0.08%) and Monaco (0.001%).

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North Sea (Wikipedia)

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