Paris, the capital of France and of the Ile de France region, covers a surface area of 105 km² and has a population, according to the last census in 1999, of 2,125,246. At the end of the 20th century, the Paris agglomeration counted 11,131,412 inhabitants, of which 2,147,274 within the city proper.

The overall population of the region has been in constant decline for over 70 years.

Geography of Paris

Paris is characterized by Oceanic climate and is influenced by the North Atlantic Drift.