France

France Facts Capital: ParisGovernment Type: RepublicCurrency: euros (EUR)Population: 65,951,611Total Area: 248,572 Square Miles643,801 Square KilometersLocation: metropolitan France: Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain.Language: French (official) 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish) overseas departments: French, Creole patois, Mahorian (a Swahili dialect). LanguagesFrench (official) 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish). overseas departments: French, Creole patois, Mahorian (a Swahili dialect). The French government has emphasized the French language so much that almost everyone in France speaks French (99%), despite the different nationalities represented. Even regional ...

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