FR — France

France is the largest country in Western Europe, spanning from the English Channel to the Mediterranean. Paris, the capital, is one of the world's most visited cities and a global center for art, fashion, and culture. France is a founding EU member and one of Europe's largest economies. The Euro is the currency. For developers, the FR country code maps to the fr-FR locale — the reference French locale used as the basis for all other French variants (fr-CA, fr-BE, fr-CH, etc.). The .fr domain is heavily used, and +33 is the dialing code. French number formatting uses comma for decimals and space (specifically non-breaking thin space) for thousands. France's SIREN/SIRET business identification system has specific validation. The French language's requirements for proper typography (non-breaking spaces before certain punctuation marks) create specific text handling needs. France's strict data protection laws complement GDPR. France's overseas territories have their own country codes (GP, MQ, GF, RE, YT, etc.), which developers must handle correctly.