Basic Information About France:

Population: The population of France is 64,792,845.

GDP:  $ 2.6 trillion (2016)

Climate:  Continental climate (central and eastern France): cold winters and hot summers. Mediterranean climate (south eastern France): warm and dry summers, rainfall from October to April (damp but mild weather), ample sunshine all year round. 

People:  About 94% of the population holds French citizenship. Most of these citizens are of French ancestry, but there are also small groups of Flemings, Catalans, Germans, Armenians, Gypsies, Russians, Poles, and others. The largest resident alien groups are Algerians, Portuguese, Moroccans, Italians, Spaniards, Tunisians, and Turks.

Religion:  Roman Catholic 83–88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%–10%, unaffiliated 4%.

Capital:  Paris is the capital of France.

Language:   French is the official language of France.

Currency:  The euro is currently the currency in France.

Time Zone: UTC+01:00