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France, or the French Republic, is a developed country in western Europe. The capital of France is Paris.

History
In the late 18th century the monarchy and associated institutions were overthrown in the French Revolution, which forever changed French and world history. The country was governed for a period as a Republic, until the French Empire was declared by Napoleon Bonaparte. Following Napoleon's defeat in the Napoleonic Wars France went through several further regime changes, being ruled as a monarchy, then briefly as a Second Republic, and then as a Second Empire, until a more lasting French Third Republic was established in 1870.

France was one of the Allied Powers in World War II, but was conquered by Nazi Germany within two months. The Third Republic was dismantled, and most of the country was controlled directly by the Axis Powers, while the south was controlled by the collaborationist Vichy government.

Since World War II France has been a leading member in the UN, the European Union and NATO, and remains a strong economic, cultural, military and political influence in the 21st century.

Battlefield 1942
In base-game of Battlefield 1942 maps such as Omaha Beach, Bocage, Liberation of Caen (patch) take place in France with the US Army and Canadian Army engaging the Wehrmacht.

Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome
In the Expansion pack the Free French Army appears as an faction allied to the United States and United Kingdom. They fight the Wehrmacht on the maps Monte Cassino and Monte Santa Croce.

Battlefield 2
Being apart of the EU, the European Union uses a few French Military equipment such as the Tiger HAP and the FAMAS in the Battlefield 2: Euro Forceexpansion pack.

Battlefield 2142
Being apart of the EU, the European Union fights the Pan-Asian Coalition for the last habitle parts of earth in the mid 22nd century. The maps Bridge at Remagen, Verdun and Cerbere Landing take place in France.

Battlefield 3
In Battlefield 3, the National Gendarmerie and GIGN appear in the mission Comrades as an antagonist faction after Dima and his squad exit the Euronex. But fail to prevent a WMD explosion in Paris causing 80,000 deaths and in co-op as an allied faction in the missions Drop 'Em Like Liquid and The Eleventh Hour. The maps Operation Metro and Seine Crossing take place in Paris.

Equipment Made

 * FAMAS
 * AS-665 Tiger

Trivia

 * It has to be noted that nor the paintjobs of the "police nationale" cars or the uniforms of its members are close to the actual ones of the French police in reality (police officers at the beggining of the co-op mission "Drop 'Em Like Liquid" actually wear an NYPD badge). On the other hand, the paintjobs of the Gendarmerie and uniforms of the GIGN appears close to reality.<
 * Pre-Alpha pictures of Battlefield 3can be seen on the newspaper stands in the multiplayer maps located in France.