The term 'STATE of France' can be represented by the crossword solution 'ETAT', which is a French word meaning 'STATE'. This term is used to refer to the French Republic, which is a unitary semi-presidential republic located in Western Europe. It is the largest country in the European Union and the third most populous in Europe. The French Republic is a developed country with the world's sixth-largest economy by nominal GDP and ninth-largest by purchasing power parity.