France and Paris: essential facts to help you get oriented
A first guide to locating France and its capital, identifying the official language and currency, and knowing what to check before planning your trip.
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Paris is the capital of France and lies in the Île-de-France region. The available information identifies it as a geographic and administrative reference, but does not detail routes or current services.
The place
What makes it special
- Capital of France.
- Located in the Île-de-France region.
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Sources and references
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- France · World Countries — mledoze
- France · World Bank Open Data
- Sayulita ¿magia o truco? alojamiento colaborativo o de plataformas, transformación socio espacial, gentrificación e insostenibilidad · Crossref
- Francia como cultura intermediaria en la historia de relaciones culturales hispano-rusas · Crossref
- Paris · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Paris, Ile-de-France, Metropolitan France, France · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Paris, Ile-de-France, Metropolitan France, France · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Ciencia amanuense: cultura manuscrita e historia natural en la Francia moderna (c. 1660-1830) · Crossref · Metadatos públicos; derechos específicos por campo cuando correspondan · Crossref
- Paris-Le Bourget Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0 (base de datos) / DbCL 1.0 (contenidos) · Paris-Le Bourget Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0
- Paris · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q90
- Place identification and coordinates
Profile updated: 27/09/2026