France

 

Entity: 
 France 
 Main prefix: 
 F 
 Prefixes logged: 
 F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F8, F9, TM0, TM1,TM2, TM5, TM6, TM7, TM8, TM9, TO0, TO1, TO7, TP1
 Time zone: 
 UTC + 1 hour 
 Continent: 
 Europe 
 ITU zone: 
 27 
 CQ zone: 
 14 
Islands on the Air (IOTA) Groups EU032 Poitou-Charentes Region, EU039 Chausey Islands, EU048 Bretagne (Morbihan) Region, EU058 Provence-Cot'e Azur (Alpes-Maritimes) Region, EU064 Pays De La Loire Region, EU065 Breagne (Finistere North West) Region, EU068 Bretagne (Finistere South West) Region, EU070 Provence-Cot'e D'Azur (Var) Region, EU074 Bretagne (Cotes-D'Armor Centre) Region, EU081 Basse-Normandie (Manche East) Region, EU094 Bretagne (Finistere South) Region, EU095 Provence-Cor'e D'Azur (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Region, EU105 Bretagne (Finistere North), EU107 Bretagne (Cotes-D'Armor West )Region, EU148 Languedoc- Roussillon Region, EU156 Basse-Normandie (Manche West) Region, EU157 Breagne (Cotes-D'Armor East / Lille-Et-Vilain), EU159 Aquitaine Region
QSL Bureau
FRANCE REF-Union QSL Service, Box 7429, F-37074 Tours Cedex 2
CEPT Radio Amateur Licence Details: Call sign prefix to be used in France: F / National licences equivalent to the CEPT licence: E (status 2003, before revision of T/R 61-01); Morse proficiency required for use of HF 

 

Capital: 
Paris
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
46° 00' N, 2° 00' E
 Borders: 
Andorra 56.6 km, Belgium 620 km, Germany 451 km, Italy 488 km, Luxembourg 73 km, Monaco 4.4 km, Spain 623 km, Switzerland 573 km
 Internet
 country code: 
.fr
Country dialing code: 33
 Government
 type: 
republic