Europe · Western Europe
Capital: Paris
France
Explore the facts and rankings that shape France in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #8
France's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
68.7M
#23 of 196
89th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$3.4T
#7 of 196
97th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
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$64.68B
#9 of 196
96th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
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$66.57B
#7 of 196
97th percentile
2023 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$319.34B
#10 of 196
95th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Paris
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Western Europe
- Country code
- FRA
Three interesting facts
France shares land borders with 8 countries: Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, and Switzerland.
France spans roughly 640,679 square kilometers, placing it around 41st by area in this factbook.
Its 8 land neighbors give France one of the most connected positions on its regional map.
Geography
France on the map
France is located in metropolitan France: Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain French Guiana: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname Guadeloupe: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico Martinique: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago Mayotte: Southern Indian Ocean, island in the Mozambique Channel, about halfway between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique Reunion: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. Its terrain is metropolitan France: mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west, remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps in east French Guiana: low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains Guadeloupe: Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains, Grande-Terre is low limestone formation, most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin Martinique: mountainous with indented coastline, dormant volcano Mayotte: generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks Reunion: mostly rugged and mountainous, fertile lowlands along coast. The climate is metropolitan France: generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean, occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as the mistral. In area, the country is slightly more than four times the size of Georgia, slightly less than the size of Texas.
Economy
Economic profile
France's economy is characterized by high-income, advanced EU economy and eurozone member, strong tourism, aircraft manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and industrial sectors, high public debt, ongoing pension reform efforts, transitioning to a green economy via "France 2030" strategy. Major industries include machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics, textiles, food processing, tourism. Important agricultural products include wheat, sugar beets, milk, maize, barley, potatoes, grapes, rapeseed, pork, sunflower seeds (2023). Notable exports include aircraft, cars, packaged medicine, gas turbines, vehicle parts/accessories (2023).
Demographics
People and population
France has an estimated population of 66,351,959. Language and cultural traditions vary across France. The population includes Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African (Algerian, Moroccan, Tunisian), Indochinese, Basque minorities. The urban population represents 81.8% of total population (2023).
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