France’s place on the international stage

A dynamic country right in the heart of Europe :

• at 550,000 sq.km, the largest European country
• a population of 62.4 million, making it the 21st most populous country in the world and the third in Europe
• 4.3 million foreign residents
• 105 million speakers of French,
• the ninth widest-spoken language in the world.
• Source : the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, INSEE
  

(French national institute of economic and statistical information)