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The French Republic
Image of the French Flag

Flag Colors & Description

The French flag is made of three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), white, and red. The colors are known as the "Le drapeau tricolore" (French Tricolor). The flag, which serves as the official flag for all French dependent areas, dates back to 1790 and the French Revolution.

People

Population: 60,876,136 (July 2006 estimate) (growth rate): 0.35% (2006 estimate)

Gdp: $1.794 trillion (2005 estimate) (per capita): $29,600 (2005 estimate)

Languages:
 French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)

Government

Capital: Paris

Government type: republic

Geography

Natural Resources: antimony, arsenic, bauxite, coal, feldspar, fish, fluorospar, gypsum, iron ore, potash, timber, uranium, zinc

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