France
French Republic · Western Europe
France is a country in Western Europe, with Paris as its capital, home to about 68,720,337 people. Below are its flag, capital, currency, calling code, ISO codes and the countries it borders.
Bordering countries
About France
France, officially the 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.
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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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Dataset compiled 2026-07-02.