France
State · Capital: Paris
France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe, with overseas regions and territories in South America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific and Indian Oceans; its capital and main cultural and economic center is Paris. Its metropolitan area's recorded history runs from Celtic Gaul and the Roman conquest through the Frankish kingdom, the Treaty of Verdun of 843, and West Francia evolving into the Kingdom of France. The French Revolution of 1789 overthrew the ancien regime and produced the Declaration of the Rights of Man, which expresses the nation's ideals to this day. In the 19th century France became one of Europe's most powerful countries and built a major colonial empire.
Office holders on October 17, 2026
Offices
| Office | Holders | Years |
|---|---|---|
| President | 32 | 1848–present |
| Monarch | 8 | 1774–1870 |
| First Consul | 1 | 1799–1804 |
| Prime Minister | 76 | 1836–present |
Relations
- Puppet states: Batavian Republic (1795–1806), Italian Republic (1802–1805) (1802–1805), Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) (1805–1814), Kingdom of Holland (1806–1810), Confederation of the Rhine (1806–1813), Duchy of Warsaw (1807–1815), Kingdom of Westphalia (1807–1813), Second Mexican Empire (1864–1867), Saar Protectorate (1947–1956)
- Colonies: French Indochina (1887–1954), French West Africa (1895–1958), French Equatorial Africa (1910–1958)
- Member of Triple Entente (1907–1917), United Nations (1945–), NATO (1949–), European Coal and Steel Community (1952–2002), SEATO (1955–1977), European Economic Community (1958–1993), G7 (1975–), European Union (1993–)
- Parties and groups: Radical Party (France), Union of Democrats for the Republic, Union for the New Republic, Radical Party (France), Rally of the French People, French Section of the Workers' International, Unified Socialist Party (France), Union for French Democracy, Popular Republican Movement, Democratic Republican Alliance, Renaissance (French political party), French Communist Party, French Republican Left (1871–1885), Rally for the Republic, Union for a Popular Movement, The Republicans (France), Socialist Party (France)
Military units
French Navy · D'Estaing's fleet · Expédition Particulière · French squadron at Newport · De Grasse's fleet · Army of the Centre (1792) · Army of the North (1792–1795) · Army of the Eastern Pyrenees · French army besieging Toulon (1793) · Army of the West (France) · French Atlantic fleet (1794) · Army of Sambre-et-Meuse · Army of the Rhine and Moselle · Army of Italy · Army of the Orient · French Mediterranean fleet (1798) · Army of Naples (1799) · Masséna's army in Switzerland (1799) · Army of the Reserve (1800) · Army of the Rhine (1800) · Franco-Spanish combined fleet (1805) · Grande Armée · Junot's Army of Portugal (1807–1808) · Dupont's corps (1808) · Army of Germany (1809) · French Army of Portugal (1810–1813) · Franco-Venetian squadron (1811) · Soult's Army of Spain (1813–1814) · French army in the Campaign of France (1814) · Armée du Nord (1815)
Eras
Scramble for Africa (1881–1914) · Cold War (1947–1991) · Decolonisation of Africa (1951–1975)