France

France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations.

Government type: semi-presidential republic. Chief of state: President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017).

Facts

Capital	Paris
Region	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; French Guiana: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname; Guadeloupe: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico; Martinique: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago; Mayotte: Southern Indian Ocean, island in the Mozambique Channel, about halfway between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique; Reunion: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
Area	total : 643,801 sq km ; 551,500 sq km (metropolitan France); land: 640,427 sq km ; 549,970 sq km (metropolitan France); water: 3,374 sq km ; 1,530 sq km (metropolitan France)
Population	68,512,806 (2025 est.)
Languages	French (official) 100%, declining regional dialects and languages (Provençal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish, Occitan, Picard)
Currency	euros (EUR)
Time zone	to be filled
ccTLD	metropolitan France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Mayotte - .yt; Reunion - .re

Refugees

Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.

Camp	Population	Origin	Location	Notes
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