French Republic République Française CAPITAL: Paris FLAG: The national flag is a tricolor of blue, white, and red vertical stripes. ANTHEM: La Marseillaise. MONETARY UNIT: The euro replaced the franc as the official currency in 2002. The...

France POPULATION 59,765,983 ROMAN CATHOLIC 85 percent MUSLIM 5 percent PROTESTANT 2 percent JEWISH 1 percent OTHER (HINDUISM, BUDDHISM, TAOISM, AND CONFUCIANISM) 2 percent UNAFFILIATED 5 percent Country Overview Introduction Roman Catholicism is by...

France Situated on the western fringes of continental Europe, France has three coastlines—on the English Channel and North Sea, on the Atlantic, and on the Mediterranean—and has continental borders, stretching from north to south, with...

country of northwestern Europe. Historically and culturally among the most important nations in the Western world, France has also played a highly significant role in international affairs, with former colonies in every corner of the globe. Bounded by...

. Old French had its origin in the colloquial form of Latin brought to Gaul in the 2nd century B.C. as a consequence of the Roman occupation. With the collapse of the Roman Empire in the 5th century, Germanic groups in great numbers began to enter...

France is a large state in the centre of Western Europe and includes four overseas territories known as départements d’outre-mer (DOM): Guyane (French Guiana) in South America; Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Caribbean Sea; and Reunion in...

The synod governed the DRC but did not decide theological disputes when several theological schools gained ground in the nineteenth century, from MODERNISM, with its rejection of the supernatural, to a neo-Calvinistic theology, which advocated a return...

Country, northwestern Europe. It includes the island of Corsica. Area: 210,026 sq mi (543,965 sq km). Population (2005 est.): 60,733,000. Capital: Paris. The people are mainly French. Language: French (official). Religions: Christianity (predominantly...

Coordinates: 47° N 2°...