in world by area size: 45
country name: France
capital city: Paris
continental position: Europe
country area: 547030.00
currency of country:
European euro
currency code: EUR
country top level domain: .FR
country telephone code: 33
languages spoken in country:
French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
ethnic composition of country:
Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Southeast Asian, and Basque minorities
religious composition of country:
Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Islam 5%-10%, Jewish 1%, unaffiliated 4%
first sovereignty: 843
last date of control by an external government: 1944
external goverment in question: Germany
historic timeline where available:
843 Treaty of Verdun established West Francia. Occupied by Germany in WWII.