Country Profile France, the French Republic (La Republique Francaise), covers an area of ??550,000 square kilometers and has a population of approximately 60.9 million. Among them, the largest number of people believe in Catholicism, 47 million, 4 million Catholics, 950,000 Protestants, and 950,000 Jewish people.

There are 750,000 believers, 400,000 Buddhists, 200,000 Orthodox believers, and 4.7 million believers in other religions.

The official language of France is French, the currency is the French franc, the National Day is on July 14, the flag is rectangular, red, blue and white, and the national anthem is "Marseillaise".

Paris, the capital, has a history of more than 3,000 years and is the political, economic and cultural center of France.

Other famous big cities include Lyon, Marseille, Lille, Bordeaux, Quimper, Nantes, Nice, Brest, etc.

Geographical location France is located in the western part of the European continent, equidistant from the equator to the south and the North Pole to the north.

It faces water on three sides and land on three sides. It faces the United Kingdom across the English Channel and the Strait of Dover to the northwest; it is close to the Bay of Biscay in the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and its ports connect West Africa and South and North America; it faces the Mediterranean Sea to the east, and is connected to North Africa and Southern Europe.

Water transportation is very convenient.

France borders eight countries on three sides from northeast to southwest: Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Spain and Andorra.

In a broader sense, France is located at the heart of the world's landmass.

Therefore, France plays a pivotal role in world aviation.

France is the largest country in Western Europe.

France has a land area of ??551,602 square kilometers (including Corsica and other islands), a national population of approximately 57.8 million, and an average population density of approximately 100 people per square kilometer. The population growth is slow.

Climate In terms of climate, France belongs to both the Mediterranean subtropical zone and the temperate zone of northwest Europe.

There are three climate types: oceanic climate, Mediterranean climate and continental climate.

It is characterized by no severe cold in winter, no intense heat in summer and moderate rainfall.

The average temperature in the coldest month (January) is 0-10 degrees; the average temperature in the hottest month (July) is 15-25 degrees.

Economy France is a major initiator and member of the European Union, with very developed industry and agriculture. Its nuclear power generation, aerospace, and automobile industries are among the best in the world. Its spice industry is world-renowned, and Paris perfume is regarded as a national treasure by the French.

France is also a world-famous exporter of agricultural products and the home of champagne and brandy.

France is one of the countries with the most developed financial industry in the world. Its foreign trade volume was US$285 billion in 1995, ranking fourth in the world.

France is also recognized worldwide as the birthplace of film and a traditional sports power. The world-famous 16th World Cup was held in France from June to July 1998.

France was the first major Western country to establish diplomatic relations with China and maintains a traditional trading partnership with China.

The main commodities exported from my country to France include: clothing, footwear, knitwear, light industrial products, etc.

Commodities imported from France include: complete sets of technical equipment, automobiles and their spare parts, steel products, chemical raw materials, etc.

Cultural and technological achievements French universities have been recruiting foreign students for centuries. As early as the 13th century, there were students from all over Europe in the universities of Paris, Orleans, Toulouse and Montpellier.

France has been the center of all kinds of creative thinking since the Middle Ages.

Hundreds of French philosophers, essayists, writers, historians and sociologists have left or are leaving their mark on the history of human thought.

The works of countless artists have become valuable heritage for the entire human civilization.

France was also the cultural renaissance of the world, and the history of philosophical thought clearly shows the great influence of French intellectuals: Calvin, the great religious reformer in the mid-16th century, Descartes and Pascal in the classicism period, the Enlightenment (18th century) period

Diderot and D'Alembert, members of the Encyclopedia School, Fourier and Saint-Simon, the utopian socialists, Auguste and Comte, the founders of social positivism, Dickham, the founder of sociology, and the historian Jules Michelin.