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   Metropolitan France. Metropolitan France ( French: France métropolitaine or la Métropole ), also known as European France, [1] is the area of France which is geographically in Europe. This collective name for the European regions of France is used in everyday life in France but has no administrative meaning, with the exception of only ...

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   Metropolitan France ( French: France métropolitaine or la Métropole) is the part of France that is in Europe. It can also be described as mainland France plus the island of Corsica. By contrast, Overseas France ( France d'outre-mer) is the collective name for all of the French overseas departments, territories and collectivities and New ...

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Regions_of_FranceRegions of France - Wikipedia

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   Between 1982 and 2015, there were 22 regions in Metropolitan France. Before 2011, there were four overseas regions ( French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Réunion ); in 2011 Mayotte became the fifth. Former historical province of Provence and County of Nice annexed by France in 1860.

   • Number: 18
   • Location: France

   • Government: Regional Government, National Government

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   What is metropolitan France?

   • Metropolitan France comprises mainland France and Corsica, as well as nearby French islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel ( French: la Manche ), and the Mediterranean Sea. Its borders have undergone significant changes over the centuries, particularly in the east, but have remained unaltered since 1947.

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   How big is metropolitan France?

   • Metropolitan France has a total size of 551,695 km 2 (213,011 sq mi) (Europe only). It is the third largest country in Europe by area (after Russia and Ukraine) and the largest in Western Europe . Land use in Metropolitan France, with urban areas shown in red, 2006. Natural resources of France.

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   Why is France called a métropolitan country?

   • By extension "metropolis" and "metropolitan" came to mean "motherland", a nation or country as opposed to its colonies overseas. Today, some people [who?] in Overseas France object to the use of the term la France métropolitaine due to its colonial history.

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   How many people live in metropolitan France?

   • Metropolitan France and Overseas France together form the French Republic. Metropolitan France covers an area of 551,695 km² (213,011 sq. miles). Excluding the territory of Adélie Land in Antarctica, this is 81.8% of the nation's territory. As of January 1, 2011, 63,136,180 people lived in metropolitan France.

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   France is a unitary semi-presidential republic. The head of state is the President, who is also a politician. The Prime Minister is secondary to the President. Metropolitan France is bordered (clockwise from the North) by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, and Spain.