Originally applied to the whole Frankish Empire, the name France comes from the Latin Francia, or "realm of the Franks". Modern France is still named today Francia in Italian and Spanish, while Frankreich … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

Government
France is a representative democracy organised as a unitary, semi-presidential republic. As one of the earliest republics of the modern world, democratic traditions and values are deeply rooted in French culture, … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

With an estimated January 2024 population of 68,373,433 people, France is the 20th most populous country in the world ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

Pre-6th century BC
The oldest traces of archaic humans in what is now France date from approximately 1.8 million years ago. Neanderthals occupied the region into the Upper Paleolithic era but were slowly replaced by ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

Location and borders
The vast majority of France's territory and population is situated in Western Europe and is called Metropolitan France, to distinguish it … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

Overview
France has a mixed market economy, characterised by sizeable government involvement, … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

Art
The origins of French art were very much influenced by Flemish art and by Italian art at the time of the Renaissance. Jean Fouquet, the most famous medieval French painter, is said to have been the first to travel … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ