French Indochina
federal state in Southeast Asia
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Summary
French Indochina is a federation[1]. It draws 17,994 Wikipedia views per month (federation category, ranking #1 of 9).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Vietnam[3], Laos[4], Cambodia[5], People's Republic of China[6], France[7]
- Continent: Asia[8]
- Instance of: historical country[9], colony[10]
- Capital: Saigon[11], Hanoi[12]
- Currency: French Indochinese piastre[13]
- Basic form of government: federation[14]
- Flag: flag of French Indochina[15]
- Part of: French colonial empire[16]
- Commons category: French Indochina[17]
- Has part(s): French Tonkin[18], French Annam[19], French Cochinchina[20], French Protectorate of Laos[21], French Protectorate of Cambodia[22], Guangzhouwan[23]
- Inception: January 1, 1887[24]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 1, 1954[25]
- Coordinate location: 21.033333333333, 105.85[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:French Indochina[27]
- Population: 21,599,582[28]
- Territory claimed by: French colonial empire[29]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[32], 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica[33], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[34]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in French Indochina[35]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in French Indochina[36]
- Category of associated people: Category:People of French Indochina[37]
- Different from: Mainland Southeast Asia[38]
- Area: 750,000[39]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[40]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of French Indochina[41]
Why It Matters
French Indochina has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]