France

About France

France is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra and Spain. The largest country in the European Union and second largest in the whole of Europe, France has been one of the world's foremost powers for many centuries. It spans 674,843 square kilometres.

Speaking French as the official language, France has a population of 65,073,482 (2009 estimate). The largest cities in France and Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Toulouse, Nice and Nantes. The GDP of France is estimated at $2.067 trillion (in USD).