France
French Republic · Western Europe
France is a country in Western Europe, with Paris as its capital, home to about 68,720,337 people. France shares land borders with 8 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Paris |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Europe |
| Currency | Euro (EUR €) |
| Calling code | +33 |
| ISO codes | FR / FRA / 250 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇫🇷 |
| Population | 68,720,337 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 551,695 km² |
| Languages | French |
| Internet domain | .fr |
| Demonym | French |
Bordering countries
What does the flag of France mean?
Blue and red were the traditional colors of the city of Paris, worn by the Paris militia during the storming of the Bastille in 1789. White, described by the Marquis de Lafayette as the ancient French color, was added between them to fuse the new revolutionary colors with the monarchy's own, turning the flag into a symbol of national unity rather than one faction's banner. The colors are often linked today to the revolutionary motto liberte, egalite, fraternite, though that reading came after the tricolore was already in use rather than shaping its original design.
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of France
About France
France, officially French Republic, is a United Nations member state in Western Europe. Its capital and seat of government is Paris. It shares land borders with 8 countries. The official currency is the Euro (€), using the code EUR.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of France for Paris’s own facts and history.
To call France from abroad, dial the country code +33. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes FR (alpha-2) and FRA (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 68,720,337.
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How France compares
- Area: 551,695 km², ranking 48 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 68,720,337, ranking 23 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 125 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 8, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 37 other countries and territories use the Euro (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as France
43 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, blue, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout. Showing the first 12.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.