France
- Largest city: Paris
- Official languages: French (official)
- National languages: French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
- Total area: 248,429 miles² (643,427 km²)
- 2008 Estimated population: 64,057,790 people
France Headlines
- France figure skater Joubert undergoes surgery 1 day, 3 hours ago
- The 10 greatest Olympic swimming moments of the decade 4 days, 12 hours ago
- German skier Maria Riesch head and shoulders above competition at Olympic Games 4 days, 13 hours ago
- Hirscher, Borssen win parallel slaloms 6 days, 18 hours ago
- Ramzi of Bahrain stripped of Olympic 1,500-meter gold; 4 others DQed for doping 1 week, 2 days ago
- Ramzi stripped of Olympic 1,500-meter gold medal 1 week, 2 days ago
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Record Breakers
- Archery
- Women's Team (70m) Quarterfinal - Match 2: France (Berengere Schuh, Sophie Dodemont, Virginie Arnold) 218 (OR)
- Swimming
- Men's 4 x 100m Free Qualification - Heat 2: France (Amaury Leveaux) 47.76 (OR)
- Swimming
- Men's 100m Free Semifinal - Heat 1: France (Alain Bernard) 47.20 (WR)
- Swimming
- Women's 4 x 200m Free Qualification: France (Alena Popchanka, Celine Couderc, Camille Muffat, Coralie Balmy) 7:50.37 (OR)
- Swimming
- Women's 4 x 200m Free Qualification - Heat 1: France (Alena Popchanka, Celine Couderc, Camille Muffat, Coralie Balmy) 7:50.37 (OR)
- Swimming
- Men's 50m Free Qualification: France (Amaury Leveaux) 21.46 (OR)
- Swimming
- Men's 50m Free Qualification - Heat 12: France (Amaury Leveaux) 21.46 (OR)
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Overall Medal Count
Presented by Chevrolet| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flag of United States | 36 | 38 | 36 | 110 |
| Flag of China | 51 | 21 | 28 | 100 |
| Flag of Russia | 23 | 21 | 28 | 72 |
| Flag of Britain | 19 | 13 | 15 | 47 |
| Flag of Australia | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 |