Countries/Territories

France is a country on the continent Europe, her capital is Paris. Here is the hierarchy of the France administrative divisions: France is subdivided into regions, that are at their turn subdivided into departments, that are at their turn subdivided into cantons, that are at their turn subdivided into communes, cities, that are at their turn subdivided into villages, called-places.

The names of countries/territories of the world are taught in English and Chinese. This collection of precious dry lands that shares the whole mankind includes not only the world's independent countries, but also specific areas that are not a UNUnited Nations: We the peoples...A stronger UN for a better world. member. Please visit the table of male and female genders of country names in French.

Nourishing 65,350,000 people in January 2012 (INSEE), France has an area of ​​670,922 km², the 14th of that of China, or 7 times of the Zhejiang POrovince who produces 70% of world garments, of which 547,030 km² Metropolitan France in Western Europe. By land area, it is the largest country of the European Union (EU). It is the third largest country in Europe, just after Russia and Ukraine, the second if you include the ultra-marine departments. Finally it is the 41st largest country in the world and the second by its exclusive economic zone. In hexagonal, its metropolitan territory covers continental approximately 1,000 km from north to south and from east to west. With the overseas, the extent of its coastline is 8,245 km.