Country name:
Conventional long form: French Republic
Conventional short form: France
Local long form: Republique Francaise
Local short form: France

Nationality: French
Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women)

Capital:
Paris

National holiday:
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

Currency:
Euro (EUR)

Location: Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel,
between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain

Geographic coordinates: 46 00 N, 2 00 E

Climate:
Generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers
along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly
wind known as mistral

Terrain: Mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west;
rest is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alpes in east

Elevation extremes: Lowest point: Rhone River delta -2 m
                                  Highest point: Mont Blanc 4,807 m