PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
France
Of?cially the French Republic, it is a unitary semi-presidential republic in western Europe, with several overseas regions and territories. Metropolitan France
extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea,
and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is also one of three countries (Morocco, Spain) to have both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines.
President: François Hollande
Independence: 1790
Capital: Paris
Currency: Euro
Of?cial languages: French
The French Armed Forces are the military and paramilitary forces of France,
under the president as supreme commander. They consist of the French Army,
French Navy, the French Air Force and the auxiliary paramilitary force, the National Gendarmerie.
Information taken from CIA Factbook.
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