FRTechnical information about ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code FR
Below, you can find technical information regarding the FR code, which represents France within the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard.
General Information Essential identifiers, names, and flag. | |
Geography Key facts about location, terrain, climate, and borders. | Continent Europe Area 551,500 km² Country Bounds N: 51.0928, S: 41.3716, W: -5.14222, E: 9.56156 Landlocked No Coordinates of Capital Paris (48.856667, 2.3522222) Terrain metropolitan France: mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and westremainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps in eastFrench Guiana: low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountainsGuadeloupe: Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountainsGrande-Terre is low limestone formationmost of the seven other islands are volcanic in originMartinique: mountainous with indented coastlinedormant volcanoMayotte: generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaksReunion: mostly rugged and mountainousfertile lowlands along coast Climate metropolitan France: generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterraneanoccasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as the mistral Border Countries Andorra 55 kmBelgium 556 kmGermany 418 kmItaly 476 kmLuxembourg 69 kmMonaco 6 kmSpain 646 kmSwitzerland 525 km |
Administrative & Political Essential political and administrative details. | |
Population & Society Key demographic, linguistic, and cultural information. | Population 66,977,107 Population Density 122.34 people/km² Urban Areas AastAbancourtAbbans-DessusAbbaretzAbbecourtAbbevilleAbbeville-les-ConflansAbeilhanAbereAbergement-Saint-Jean Nationality Noun: Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women) Adjective: French Distribution much of the population is concentrated in the north and southeast; although there are many urban agglomerations throughout the country, Paris is by far the largest city, with Lyon ranked a distant second Official Language Literacy Rate NA Religions Roman Catholic 47%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%Buddhist 2%Orthodox 1%Jewish 1%other 1%none 33%unspecified 9% (2021 est.) |
National Symbols National anthem, symbols, and other important cultural identifiers. | National Anthem "La Marseillaise" (The Song of Marseille) National Holiday Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790) National Symbols Gallic rooster, fleur-de-lis, Marianne (female personification of the country) National Colors blue, white, red National Dish Crêpe, Pot-au-feu, Macaron, Bisque |
Economy Currency, GDP, and other key economic information. | Currency EUR – Euro (€)GDP $3.689 trillion (2023 est.) Measurement Units Metric – Meter (m), Kilogram (kg), Liter (L), Celsius (°C) |
Infrastructure Important identifiers for connectivity and commerce. | Internet TLD .frCalling Code +33
Internet Hosts 17,266,000 Internet Users 45,262,000 Phones (Mobile) 62,280,000 lines Phones (Landline) 39,290,000 lines |
France is a country located in Western Europe, with coastlines along the Bay of Biscay and the English Channel. It lies between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK, and also shares a Mediterranean coastline between Italy and Spain.
*The map highlights the location of France.
br-FR – Breton (France)
ca-FR – Catalan (France)
fr-FR – French (France)
gsw-FR – Swiss German (France)
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