Paris
Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an administrative-limits area of 105 square kilometres (41 square miles) and a 2015 population of 2,229,621.
The city is a commune and department, and the capital-heart of the 12,012-square-kilometre (4,638-square-mile) Ile-de-France region (colloquially known as the 'Paris Region'), whose 12,142,802 2016 population represents roughly 18 percent of the population of France.
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