Facts about France I chose France because I think they have a really interesting history and i love the Eiffel Tower. French is a really cool language and I want to learn it one day. The capital of France is Paris and the population is 60,656,178. The president of France is Jacques Chirac and the prime minister is Dominique de Villepin. They speak 100% French no other language is spoken there. In France the main tourist site is the Eiffel Tower. French people are republic. France