France Flag

The French Revolution is more responsible for bringing France National flag into existence. In the July of 1789 during those turbulent years a rosette gave rise to the idea of the present French tricolor.

The pristine white denoting the French royalty was thought most suitable as a divider between the colors of the rosette. The France Flag although was inspired by the Dutch tricolor yet, throughout the centuries other European countries seem to have been more influenced by the French tricolor.

The tricolor was influenced largely by the Paris coat of arms which used red and blue as the dominant colors in the French rosettes.

Official Name: Republique Francaise

Capital: Paris

Location: In Western Europe bounded by the Atlantic in the west Belgium and Luxembourg in the north east, Germany Switzerland and Italy to the east and Spain to the south.

Area: 547,030 Sq. km.

Official Language: French

National Flag: The Tricolour of three vertical stripes of blue white and red.

Flag Ratio: 2:3

National Anthem: La Marseillaise (1795)