France - FR

EU regions: France

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France (French: [fʁɑ̃s] (listen)), officially the French Republic (French: République française, pronounced [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛːz] (listen)), is a country whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe and several overseas regions and territories. The metropolitan area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany to the northeast, Switzerland and Italy to the east, and Andorra and Spain to the south. The overseas territories include French Guiana in South America and several islands in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. The country's 18 integral regions (five of which are situated overseas) span a combined area of 643,801 square kilometres (248,573 sq mi) and a total population of 67.02 million (as of July 2019). France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre. Other major urban areas include Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lille and Nice.

During the Iron Age, what is now metropolitan France was inhabited by the Gauls, a Celtic people. Rome annexed the area in 51 BC, holding it until the arrival of Germanic Franks in 476, who formed the Kingdom of Francia. The Treaty of Verdun of 843 partitioned Francia into East Francia, Middle Francia and West Francia.

other: Finland, France

neighbours: LUXEMBOURG, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Italy

subregions: ILE-DE-FRANCE, CENTRE – VAL DE LOIRE, BOURGOGNE-FRANCHE-COMTÉ, NORMANDIE, NORD-PAS DE CALAIS-PICARDIE, ALSACE-CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE-LORRAINE, PAYS DE LA LOIRE, BRETAGNE, AQUITAINE-LIMOUSIN-POITOU-CHARENTES, LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON-MIDI-PYRÉNÉES, AUVERGNE-RHÔNE-ALPES, PROVENCE-ALPES-CÔTE D’AZUR, CORSE, RUP FR – RÉGIONS ULTRAPÉRIPHÉRIQUES FRANÇAISES