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Facts about France
Capital:
Paris
Official language(s):
French
Government:
Republic
President:
Nicolas Sarkozy
Prime Minister / Chancellor:
François Fillon
Area:
674,84 km
2
Population:
62 102 134 inhabitants
Population density:
113,00/km
2
Currency:
EUR
Time Zone:
UTC +1
Calling code:
+33
Internet TLD:
.fr
Largest cities:
Paris - 2 138 551 inhabitiants
Marseille - 794 811 inhabitiants
Lyon - 472 317 inhabitiants
Toulouse - 433 055 inhabitiants
Nice - 338 620 inhabitiants
Emergency numbers:
Ambulance: 15
Mobile: 112
Police: 17
Fire: 18
Gas: +33 1 43 35 40