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France

Land of the Eiffel Tower, art and cheese

Passport card

French Republic

Flag of France

France

Capital
Paris
Continent
Europe
Currency
Euro
Languages
French
People
About 6.9 crore
Size
About 5.5 lakh km²
Leader
President Emmanuel Macron
Nickname
L'Hexagone
Time
4½ hours behind India in winter: at 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 am in Paris, and 8:30 am in summer

⭐ More tourists visit France than any other country.

Your France stamp

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Two ways to learn

Learn about France

Find it on the globe

Fly from India to France

Turn the globe with your finger. France has 8 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.

Compare with India

France and India, side by side

IndiaFrance

Both are drawn to the same scale.

  • SizeIndia is about 6 times the size of France.
  • PeopleIndia has about 21 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 6.9 crore in France.
  • DistanceParis is about 6,600 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
  • TimeFrance is 4½ hours behind India in winter. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 am in Paris, or 8:30 am in summer.

Test yourself

Quiz Me

30 questions on France, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.

Fly through 30 questions on France

  • A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
  • See the right answer and why, straight away.
  • Score 18 or more to earn France's passport stamp.

Map puzzle

Put France back on the map

France and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 7 back?

SpainItalyFranceBelgiumGermanyLuxembourgSwitzerland

Places too tiny to see are shown as circles.

Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.

For parents and teachers

Free France worksheet

One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.

Open the worksheet

Next stop

Where next after France?