France
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The most visited country in the world, from Paris to the Alps and the Mediterranean coast. You will find France in Western Europe. The capital is Paris. About 67 million people live in the country.
- Capital
- Paris
- People
- 67 million
- Size
- 640,000 km²
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The French call their country l'Hexagone, the hexagon, because of its shape on the map.
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With its islands and territories around the world, France covers more time zones than any other country.
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The Tour de France, the most famous cycling race in the world, was first ridden in 1903.
Compare with
Size
France640,000 km²
United Kingdom240,000 km²You could fit the United Kingdom into France about 2.7 times.
People
France67 millionUnited Kingdom67 millionAbout as many people live in France as in the United Kingdom.
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- Paris
- Lyon
- Marseille
- Lille
- Nice
- Toulouse
- Bordeaux
- Rouen
- Strasbourg
- Nantes
- Metz
- Grenoble
- Toulon
- Montpellier
- Marne La Vallée
- Nancy
- Saint-Étienne
- Melun
- Le Havre
- Tours
- Clermont-Ferrand
- Orléans
- Mulhouse
- Rennes
- Reims
- Caen
- Angers
- Cergy-Pontoise
- Dijon
- Nîmes
- Limoges
- Aix-en-Provence
- Perpignan
- Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
- Biarritz
- Brest
- Le Mans
- Amiens
- Besançon
- Annecy
- Avignon
- Dunkirk
- Poitiers
- Ajaccio
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Neighbours
10 countries border France.
Belgium
Brazil
Germany
Italy
Luxembourg
Monaco
Spain
Suriname
Switzerland
Austria
Liechtenstein
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