Outline of France
The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide of France:
General reference
- Pronunciation: English: /ˈfræns/ ⓘ or /ˈfrɑːns/, French: [fʁɑ̃s] ⓘ; (the French Republic: French: République française, pronounced [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛːz] ⓘ)
- Common English country name: France
- Official English country name: The French Republic
- Common La France
- Official endonym(s): République française
- Adjectival(s): French (can refer to people, language or anything related to the country)
- Demonym(s): French (or Frenchman/Frenchwoman)
- Etymology: Name of France
- International rankings of France
- ISO country codes: FR, FRA, 250
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:FR
- Internet country code top-level domain: .fr
Geography of France
- France is a:
- Country
- Sovereign state
- Member State of the European Union
- Member state of NATO
- Location:
- Prime Meridian
- Eurasia
- Europe
- mostly in Western Europe [a]
- Europe
- Eurasia
- Time in France
- Time zones:
- UTC+02)
- Time zones:
- Extreme points of France (major towns)[2]
- North: Dunkirk at the North Sea
- South: Perpignan, at the Spanish border
- East: Haguenau, at the German border
- West: Brest, south of Land's End (England)
- High: Mont Blanc 4,810 m (15,781 ft) – highest point of Western Europe
- Low: Les Moëres −2.5 m (−8 ft)
- Land boundaries: 4,072 km (2,530 mi)
- Metropolitan France: 2,889 km (1,795 mi)
- Spain 623 km (387 mi)
- Belgium 620 km (385 mi)
- Switzerland 573 km (356 mi)
- Italy 488 km (303 mi)
- Germany 451 km (280 mi)
- Luxembourg 73 km (45 mi)
- Andorra 57 km (35 mi)
- Monaco 4 km (2 mi)
- French Guiana: 1,183 km (735 mi)
- Coastline: 4,668 km (2,901 mi)
- Metropolitan France: 3,427 km (2,129 mi)
- Incorporated overseas territories: 1,241 km (771 mi)
- 20th most populous country
- 40th largest country
- Atlas of France
- Communes (municipalities) of France
Environment of France
- Climate of France
- Ecology of France
- Geology of France
- National parks of France
- Wildlife of France
- Flora of France
- Fauna of France
- Birds of France
- Mammals of France
- Non-marine molluscs of France
Geographic features of France
- Glaciers of France
- Islands of France
- Lakes of France
- Mountains of France
- Rivers of France
- List of World Heritage Sites in France (See also List of World Heritage Sites in Western Europe for transboundary sites)
Regions of France
- "Region" is also the name of France's main type of political division
- Metropolitan France (in Western Europe)
- Overseas departments and territories of France
Administrative divisions of France
- Regions of France
- Departments of France
- Municipalities of France("Communes")
- Departments of France
Regions of France (Administrative)
Regions of France Since January 1, 2016, continental France is divided into 13 administrative Regions instead of the former 22 regions. The 5 overseas regions are untouched:
Before 2016 | From January, 1st 2016 | |||
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Auvergne 4. Lower Normandy 5. Burgundy 6. Brittany 7. Centre-Val de Loire 8. Champagne-Ardenne 9. Corsica (special status) 10. Franche-Comté 11. Upper Normandy |
12. Île-de-France Lorraine 16. Midi-Pyrénées 17. Nord-Pas de Calais 18. Pays de la Loire 19. Picardy 20. Poitou-Charentes 21. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 22. Rhône-Alpes |
1. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
12. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Departments of France
Departments of France French departments are roughly analogous to British counties.
Municipalities of France
- Cities of France
- Capital of France: Paris– also the largest city in France, with over 2,000,000 inhabitants
- Strasbourg – official seat of the European Parliament
- Interpol and Euronews
- Marseille – France's largest commercial port
Demography of France
Neighbors of France
Metropolitan France is bordered by:
France is also linked to:
- United Kingdom (by the Channel Tunnel, which passes underneath the English Channel)
France's
- Brazil (borders French Guiana)
- Suriname (borders French Guiana)
- Sint Maarten (borders Saint-Martin)
Government and politics of France
- semi-presidential republic
- Capital of France: Paris
- Constitutional Council of France
- Elections in France
- Feminism in France
- Foreign relations of France
- Liberalism and radicalism in France
- Political parties in France
- Political scandals of France
- Taxation in France
Branches of the government of France
Executive branch
Emmanuel Macron, current President of France
- President of the French Republic
- Le Gouvernement (Cabinet of ministers)
- Head of government: Prime Minister of France
- Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Minister of the Interior
- Minister of Overseas France
- Minister of the Environment
- Minister of Transportation
- Minister of Public Works
- Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry
- Minister of Defence
- Minister of Justice
- Minister of National Education
- Minister of Higher Education and Research
- Minister of Culture
- Minister of Agriculture
- Minister of Tourism
- Minister of the Sea
- Minister of Health
- Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
- Minister of Budget, Public Accounting and Civil Servants
- Minister of Immigration, Integration, National identity and Co-development
- Minister of Social Affairs
- Minister of Housing
Legislative branch
- Congress of France)
- French National Assembly(Assemblée Nationale)
- French Senate(Sénat)
- French Economic and Social Council(consultative assembly)
Judicial branch
- Constitutional Council of France
International relations of France
Foreign relations
- Foreign relations of France
- Foreign policy of François Mitterrand
- France is a nuclear power
- France–Africa relations
- France–Americas relations
- France–Asia relations
- Evolution of the French Empire
- French colonial empire
- French colonisation of the Americas
- International relations, 1648–1814
- International relations (1814–1919)
- Aftermath of World War I
- International relations (1919–1939)
- Diplomatic History of World War II
- Cold War
- International relations since 1989
International organization membership
The French Republic is a member of:[3]
Law of France
- Adoption in France
- Cannabis in France
- Capital punishment in France
- Census in France
- Constitution of France
- Crime in France
- Law enforcement in France
- National law enforcement agencies
- National Police ("Police Nationale")
- National Gendarmerie ("Gendarmerie Nationale")
- Mobile Gendarmerie ("Gendarmerie Mobile")
- Local law enforcement agencies
- communes), but have very limited law enforcement powers outside of traffic issues and local ordinance enforcement
- Garde champetreor Police Rurale (Rural police) – may be formed by Rural communes, and are responsible for limited local patrol and protecting the environment
- Équipes régionales d’intervention et de sécurité (SWAT teams) – are operated by The Department of Corrections (the prison system or Administration pénitentiaire)
- In Wallis and Futuna, there is a territorial guard as well as royal police.
- National law enforcement agencies
- Human rights in France
Historical law
- Napoleonic code
Military of France
- Command
- Commander-in-chief:
- Ministry of Defence of France
- Commander-in-chief:
- French Armed Forces
- French Army (Armée de Terre)
- French Navy (Marine Nationale)
- French Air Force(Armée de l'Air)
- National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale)
- Military history of France
History of France
General topics
- Territorial formation of France
- Historical French provinces
- Cultural history of France
- Colonial history of France
- Demographics of France
- Economic history of France
- Historical positions and figures
- Prime Ministers of France
- Constable of France
- Military history of France
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Culture of France
- Architecture of France
- Art in France
- Museums in France
- Literature of France
- Music of France
- French rock
- Theatre in France
- Cuisine of France
- Cultural icons of France
- Languages of France
- Media in France
- Mythology in France
- National symbols of France
- Coat of arms of France
- Flag of France
- National anthem of France
- People of France
- Ethnic minorities in France
- Public holidays in France
- Racism in France
- Scouting and Guiding in France
- Transboundary sites)
Religion and belief systems in France
- Belief systems
- Humanism in France
- Irreligion and atheism in France
- Religion in France
- Freedom of religion in France
- Religions in France
- Buddhism in France
- Christianity in France
- Eastern Orthodoxy in France
- Oriental Orthodoxy in France
- Protestantism in France
- Roman Catholicism in France
- Hinduism in France
- Islam in France
- Judaism in France
- Scientology in France
- Sikhism in France
Sports in France
Sport articles specific to France:
- Fédération Française de Basket-Ball
- Football in France
- Olympicswere invented in France, in 1894
- Grand Prix de France
- French Open (tennis)
- Open de France
- Pétanque
- Parkour ('urban running')
- Rugby in France:
- Rugby union in France
- Rugby League in France
- Tour de France
- Alps Tour
- France men's national handball team
Economy and infrastructure of France
France is the most visited country in the world, receiving over 79
- Economic rank
- Nominal GDP: 6th (sixth)
- GDP (PPP): 8th (eighth)
- Agriculture in France
- Banking in France
- Communications in France
- Companies of France
- Currency of France: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
- Economic history of France
- Energy in France
- Health care in France
- Poverty in France
- Tourism in France
- Transport in France
- Airports in France
- Highway system of France
- Rail transport in France
- Water supply and sanitation in France
Education in France
The three stages of the education process in France:
- Primary education (enseignement primaire)
- Secondary education (enseignement secondaire)
- Collèges – cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15
- Lycées – provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children between the ages of 15 and 18, during which pupils are prepared for the baccalauréat (commonly referred to as le bac).
- Higher education (enseignement supérieur)
- Colleges and universities in France
- Public universities of France
- Grandes écoles
Health in France
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with France
- All pages with titles containing France
- All pages with titles beginning with French
- All pages with titles containing French
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the European Union
- Member state of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
- Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Europe
- Outline of geography
Notes
- ^ French Guiana is located in South America; Guadeloupe and Martinique are in the Caribbean; and Réunion and Mayotte are in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Africa. All five are considered integral parts of the republic.
References
- ISBN 978-0-230-23904-3
- ^ Map of France, SitesAtlas.com, 2009, webpage: SitA-507.
- ^ "France". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- Government of France, Directorate of Tourism. "79 millions d'arrivées de touristes internationaux en 2006" (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original(PDF) on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
External links
- [1] Radio France Internationale in English
French government
- Official site of the French Embassy in the United Kingdom
- Official site of the French public service – Contains many links to various administrations and institutions
- Frenchculturenow.com: French society, culture, politics news
Country profiles
- France, from the Encyclopædia Britannica
- France, from the CIA World Factbook
- France travel guide from Wikivoyage
- France, from the BBC
Culture
- Cocorico! French culture
- Contemporary French Civilization, journal, University of Illinois.
- [2] Radio France Internationale in English culture pages
- [3] Radio France Internationale in English Visiting France page