France is a developed country with the sixth-largest economy in the world. France is the most visited country in the world. It is one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. It is also an acknowledged nuclear power.
France
French Republic is commonly called as the France. It is located in the Western Europe. France is a semi-presidential republican territory.
About France France is not only the second largest country of Europe but also it is the largest country of European Union. France is a member of several International unions and organization such as United Nation, NATO, G8, OECD, WTO, Francophonie and Latin Nations. France has a permanent membership of United Nations Security Council. Climate of France has great variations because of the great land area it is covered. South east part of France experience Mediterranean climatic conditions while in west part oceanic climate appears. Climate of inland is continental while on alps climate becomes alpine. France is a semi presidential republican country. President is the head of the state while Prime minister is the head of Government. Parliament of France consists of National assembly and Senate as it is a bicameral legislature. France military consists of Army, navy, air force and national rural police and military police. There are 26 administrative division of France among them four are overseas division/regions while 22 are inside the metropolitan France. These administrative divisions are further divided into alphabetically departments. Catholics are the major religious group in France. Other religious groups include agnostics, Muslims, Protestants, Jewish.
