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2 days ago · France, country of northwestern Europe. Historically and culturally among the most important nations in the Western world, France has also played a highly significant role in international affairs, with former colonies in every corner of the globe. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, the Alps and the Pyrenees, France has ...
- People
The French are, paradoxically, strongly conscious of...
- Cultural Life
The cultural map of France remains firmly centred on Paris,...
- History
France - Revolution, Monarchy, Republic: Transalpine Gaul...
- Land
France lies near the western end of the great Eurasian...
- Midi-Pyrenees
Midi-Pyrenees, former region of France. As a region, it...
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France is one of the major economic powers of the world,...
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France has a developed mixed economy with a preponderance of...
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France - Religion, Catholicism, Secularism: About...
- Resources and Power
France - Resources, Power, Economy: Compared with its...
- Revolution, Monarchy, Equality
France - Revolution, Monarchy, Equality: In an immediate...
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1 day ago · France lies near the western end of the great Eurasian landmass, largely between latitudes 42° and 51° N. Roughly hexagonal in outline, its continental territory is bordered on the northeast by Belgium and Luxembourg, on the east by Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, on the south by the Mediterranean Sea, Spain, and Andorra, on the west by the ...
4 days ago · Location Metropolitan France: Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and the English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the United Kingdom; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain
- Paris
- semi-presidential republic
- Euro (EUR)
- 248,572 Square Miles643,801 Square Kilometers
20 hours ago · It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the south (west to east) by the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, the Kuma-Manych Depression, and the Caspian Sea.
3 days ago · Avignon is on the left bank of the Rhône river, a few kilometres above its confluence with the Durance, about 580 km (360 mi) south-east of Paris, 229 km (142 mi) south of Lyon and 85 km (53 mi) north-north-west of Marseille.
3 days ago · As of 1 January 2021, 66,142,961 people lived in Metropolitan France, while 2,230,472 lived in overseas France, for a total of 68,373,433 inhabitants in the French Republic. [ 5 ] In March 2017, the population of France officially reached the 67,000,000 mark.
1 day ago · Located on the French Riviera, the southeastern coast of France on the Mediterranean Sea, at the foot of the French Alps, Nice is the second-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast and second-largest city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region after Marseille.
