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General info about France

The capital of France is Paris, which is also the largest city. French is the main language in Paris.

Population is 60,180,529

France is the sixth largest economy in the world.

Religions are Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim

The area is more than 210,000 square miles which includes the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea.

France lies on the Western edge of the European continent and shares borders with six neighbors; Belgium and Luxembourg to the North, Germany and Switzerland to the East, Italy to the Southeast and Spain to the Southwest.

The highest mountain is Mont Blanc, in the Alps.

The longest river is River Loire

Natural resources are coal, iron ore, bauxite, fish, timber, zinc, and potash.

Metropolitan France is mostly flat plains or small rolling hills in the North and East, the remainder of France is mountainous.

France is often described as the country with six sides. Three are coasts and the others are borders with neighbouring countries.

France is famous for cheese, wine, perfume, and cars. It is also famous for the Tour de France and the Tour Eiffel.

The government of France is a semi-presidental system determined by the French Constitution of the Fifth Republic. The nation declares itself to be an indivisible secular, democratic, and social republic. The national government of France is divided into an executive, a legislative, and a judical branch. The President shares executive power with their appointee, the Prime Minister.



Economy

France is the world's sixth largest economy. It has substantial agricultural resources, a large industrial base, and a highly skilled work force. A dynamic services sector accounts for an increasingly large share of economic activity and is responsible for nearly all job creation in recent years.

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