France

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Capital: Paris

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 260,558

Land Covered by Water: 1%

Time Zone: CET (UTC+1)

Climate: 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 mistral

 

Approximate Population: 64,473,140

Official Language: French

Religion: Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Hinduism

Currency: Euro

 

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, E. coli (Escherichia coli), Hepatitis A, Typhoid Fever, Plague, Toxoplasmosis, Hepatitis B, Lyme Disease, Tickborne Encephalitis