Paris

Coordinates: 48°52?0?N, 2°19?59?E

City flag City coat of arms A collage of Paris and tourist attractions. Location Time Zone CET Coordinates 48°52?0?N, 2°19?59?E Administration Country France Region ?le-de-France Department Paris Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Mayor Bertrand Delano? " title="Socialist Party ">PS) City Statistics Land area? 86.9 km? Population? 2,167,994  - Ranking 1st in France  - Density 24,948/km? Urban Spread Urban Area 2 723 km?  - Population 9,644,507 Metro Area 14,518.3 km?  - Population 12,067,000 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km? and river estuaries. 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes only counted once.

Paris " class="IPA">/?p?r?s/ in English; [pa?i]  in French) is the capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the River Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France region . The city of Paris within its administrative limits has an estimated population of 2,167,994 . The Paris unit? urbaine extends well beyond the administrative city limits and has an estimated population of 9.93 million . The Paris aire urbaine has a population of nearly 12 million, 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 influence in politics, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities. According to 2005 estimates by the PricewaterhouseCoopers accounting firm, the Paris urban area is Europe's biggest city economy, and is fifth in the world's list of cities by GDP.

The Paris Region, with ?500.8 billion , produced more than a quarter of the gross domestic product of France in 2006