France (French: La France; local pronunciation: the official name is the French Republic (French, is a country whose main territory is located in Western Europe and some overseas regions and territories. France in Europe stretching from the Mediterranean to the English Straits and the North Sea, and from the Rhin River to the Atlantic. France also has French Guyane on the South American mainland and a number of islands in the Atlantic and Pacific. and the Indian Ocean.18 regions of France (including France itself, French Guyane, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion and Mayotte) have a total area of 643,801 km², and a population of nearly 67 million as of 2019.