France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe, with overseas regions and territories including French Guiana, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the French West Indies, and islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. The current Fifth Republic, a semi-presidential system, was formed in 1958 by Charles de Gaulle, following the earlier Bourbon Restoration, French Second Republic, Second French Empire, French Third Republic and short-lived Fourth Republic. France is a great power and one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
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Start YearThis entity is the current French Fifth Republic, founded 1958; the lead's own long list of earlier French states (Kingdom of France, First and Second Empires, five earlier Republics) shows a genuinely multi-era history, but 1958 is the one the lead names as forming the state now current. Government type (class) Classification
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The current Fifth Republic, a semi-presidential system, was formed in 1958 by Charles de Gaulle.
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France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean.
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a total population estimated at over 69.1 million in 2026. Its capital, largest city and main cultural and economic centre is Paris, with a metropolitan
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France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe.
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