Flag of France
| Formal Name: | French Republic |
| Local Name: | France |
| Local Formal Name: | République française |
| Region: | Europe |
| Associations: | European Union, NATO, United Nations |
| Capital City: | Paris |
| Main Cities: | Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Toulouse, Nice, Nantes |
| ISO 3166 Code: | FR |
| Population: | 65,073,482 |
| Area: | 674,843km² |
| Currency: | 1 euro = 100 cents< |
| Languages: | French |
| Religions: | Roman Catholic, Protestant |
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Flag of France
Date Flag first adopted: May 17th, 1853
Description: Three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), white, and red; known as the "Le drapeau tricolore"
(French Tricolor), the origin of the flag dates to 1790 and the French Revolution; the design and/or colors are
similar to a number of other flags, including those of Belgium, Chad, Ireland, Cote d'Ivoire, Luxembourg, and
Netherlands; the official flag for all French dependent areas.
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