Compare countries
France vs Germany
Government structure comparison · Side by side
Capital
Paris
Berlin
Continent
Europe
Europe
Population
68.5M
84.0M
GDP
$3732.0B
$5247.0B
Area
643,801 km²
357,022 km²
Languages
French (official) 100%, declining regional dialects and languages (Provençal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish, Occitan, Picard)
German (official); note - Danish, Frisian, Sorbian, and Romani are official minority languages; Low German, Danish, North Frisian, Sater Frisian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian, and Romani are recognized as regional languages
Currency
euros (EUR) per US dollar -
euros (EUR) per US dollar -
Government
semi-presidential republic
federal parliamentary republic
Head of State
Emmanuel Macron
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Head of Government
Sébastien Lecornu
Friedrich Merz