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France, [a] officially the French Republic, [b] is a country located primarily in Western Europe. It also includes overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, [XII] giving it one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world.
- National Assembly
The National Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale;...
- Flag
The national flag of France (French: drapeau français) is a...
- President of France
The president of France, officially the president of the...
- Emblem
Diplomatic emblem. The diplomatic emblem of France is an...
- Western Europe
Video taken by the crew of Expedition 29 on board the ISS on...
- Demographics of France
Population density 1999, all territories are shown at the...
- Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron (French: [emanɥɛl...
- Prime Minister
The prime minister of France (French: Premier ministre...
- Talk
France was a Geography and places good articles nominee, but...
- Overseas France
"Overseas France" is a collective name; while used in...
- National Assembly
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.
- 93.0% French citizens, 7.0% foreign nationals
In 1532, Brittany was incorporated into the Kingdom of France. France engaged in the long Italian Wars (1494–1559), which marked the beginning of early modern France. Francis I faced powerful foes, and he was captured at Pavia. The French monarchy then sought for allies and found one in the Ottoman Empire.
- Physical Geography of Metropolitan France
- Political Geography
- Extreme Points
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Climate
The French metropolitan territory is relatively large, so the climate is not uniform, giving rise to the following climate nuances: 1. The cool semi-arid climate (BSk) concerns the western part of the Bouches-du-Rhône area and the Roussillon plain of the Pyrénées-Orientaleswith hot summers and cool winters with insufficient average annual rainfall in some years. 2. The hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) is found along the Gulf of Lion and further inland. Summers are hot and dry, winters a...
Elevation extremes
1. Lowest point: Étang de Lavalduc, Bouches-du-Rhône-10 m 2. Highest point: Mont Blanc 4,808 m See also: Evolution of highest point of France
Land use
1. Arable land: 33.40% 2. Permanent crops: 1.83% 3. Other: 64.77% (2007) Irrigated land: 26,420 km2(2007) Total renewable water resources: 211 km3(2011) Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): 31.62 km3/yr (19%/71%/10%) (512.1 m3/yr per capita) (2009)
Internal divisions
France has several levels of internal divisions. The first-level administrative division of Integral France is regions. Besides this the French Republic has sovereignty over several other territories, with various administrative levels. 1. Metropolitan (i.e. European) France is divided into 12 régions and 1 territorial collectivity, Corsica. However, Corsica is referred to as a region in common speech. These regions are subdivided into 96 départements, which are further divided into 320 arron...
Boundaries
1. Land boundaries: 1.1. Total:3,966.2 kilometres (2,464.5 mi) 1.2. 2,751 kilometres (1,709 mi) (metropolitan), 1,205 kilometres (749 mi) (French Guiana) 10.2 kilometres (6.3 mi) (Saint Martin) 2. Border countries: 2.1. Andorra 55 kilometres (34 mi), Belgium 556 kilometres (345 mi), Germany 450 kilometres (280 mi), Italy 476 kilometres (296 mi), Luxembourg 69 kilometres (43 mi), Monaco 6 kilometres (3.7 mi), Spain 646 kilometres (401 mi), Switzerland525 kilometres (326 mi) (metropolitan) 2.2....
This is a list of the extreme points of France; the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.
(in French) GéoPortail- Geography portal of France, high altitude imagery, maps ...- Ranked 42nd
- Étang de Lavalduc −10 m (−33 ft)
- Mont Blanc 4,808 m (15,774 ft)
- Western Europe
1 day ago · France is among the globe’s oldest nations, the product of an alliance of duchies and principalities under a single ruler in the Middle Ages. Today, as in that era, central authority is vested in the state, even though a measure of autonomy has been granted to the country’s régions in recent decades. The French people look to the state as ...
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. It also includes overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, giving it one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north, Germany to the north east ...
Culture of France. The culture of France has been shaped by geography, by historical events, and by foreign and internal forces and groups. France, and in particular Paris, has played an important role as a center of high culture since the 17th century and from the 19th century on, worldwide. From the late 19th century, France has also played ...
