Short survey
Area : 543 965 km²
Highest moutain : Mont Blanc (4807m)
Longest river : Loire (1025 km)
Biggest lake : Lake of Geneva
Number of the population : 62 880 529 (in 2009) = 111 people / km²
Capital city : Paris
Official language : French
Religion : Roman Catholic (83-88%), Islam (5-10%), Protestant (2%), Judaism (1%)
State system : semipresidential democration (president is elected by direst vote and he has more powers than president in parliamentary republic)
President : Nicolas Sarkozy
Prime minister : François Fillon
Currency : euro
National emblems : flag, symbol, anthem (Marseillaisa)