Official nameRépublique Française (French Republic)CapitalParisPopulation estimate (2015)64·40 millionInternet domain extension.frCurrencyThe euro (EUR), which consists of 100 cents, has been in circulation since 1 January 2002.TerritoryFrance is bounded in the north by the English Channel, north-east by Belgium and Luxembourg, east by Germany, Switzerland and Italy, south by the Mediterranean, south-west by Spain and Andorra, and west by the Atlantic Ocean.LanguageThe official language is French.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London Synonyms and related words