France
Land of the Eiffel Tower, art and cheese
Passport card
French Republic
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.
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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
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?
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.
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