Official Name: French Republic
Area: 551,670 sq. km. (220,668 sq. mi.);
largest west European country,
about four-fifths the size of Texas.
Cities: Paris is the capital city.
Other cities--Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse,
Strasbourg,
Nice, Rennes, Lille,
Bordeaux, Grenoble, Tours, Vichy etc …
Terrain: Varied.
Climate: Temperate; similar to that of the eastern U.S.
Population (Jan. 2005 est.): 62.4 million.
Source US Department of State: http://www.state.gov |