Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 117. Chapters: Paris, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion, Bouches-du-Rhone, Var, Loire, Calvados, Somme, Hauts-de-Seine, Pas-de-Calais, Indre-et-Loire, Gironde, Dordogne, Nord, Mayotte, Cher, Charente-Maritime, Ain, Finistere, Maine-et-Loire, Aisne, Vendee, Alpes-Maritimes, Ardennes, Lozere, Aveyron, Tarn, Aude, Marne, Savoie, Seine-Saint-Denis, Bas-Rhin, Vaucluse, Drome, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Aube, Moselle, Loir-et-Cher, Haut-Rhin, Haute-Savoie, Seine-Maritime, Orne, Lot, Allier, Ardeche, Puy-de-Dome, Cantal, Corse-du-Sud, Yvelines, Landes, Doubs, Val-d'Oise, Loiret, Herault, Cote-d'Or, Hautes-Alpes, Seine-et-Marne, Correze, Ariege, Isere, Creuse, Eure-et-Loir, Haute-Marne, Manche, Val-de-Marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Hautes-Pyrenees, Haute-Saone, Tarn-et-Garonne, Mayenne, Haute-Garonne, Loire-Atlantique, Haute-Corse, Gers, Deux-Sevres, Jura, Sarthe, Gard, Cotes-d'Armor, Haute-Vienne, Vosges, Ille-et-Vilaine, Essonne, Haute-Loire, Lot-et-Garonne, Saone-et-Loire, Morbihan, Nievre, Yonne, Territoire de Belfort, French Guiana, President of the General Council, ISO 3166-2: FR, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, List of French departments by population, Pyrenees-Orientales, Meuse. Excerpt: Paris (; French: ) is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Ile-de-France region (or Paris Region, French: ). The city of Paris, within its administrative limits largely unchanged since 1860, has an estimated population of 2,193,031 (January 2007), but the Paris metropolitan area has a population of 11,836,970 (January 2007), and is one of the most populated metropolitan areas in Europe. An important settlement for more than two millennia, Paris is today one of the world's leading business and cultural centres, and its influences in politics, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science, ...