France

France (République française)

Location: Western Europe

Capital: Paris

Population: approximately 60.4 million

Total area: 547,030 km²

• Land: 545,630 km²
• Corsica: 8,722 km²
• Water: 1,400 km²
• Coastline: 3,427 km
• Lowest point: Rhone River delta (–2 m)
• Highest point: Mont Blanc – 4,807 m

Longest river: Loire – 1,106 km

EXPO 2015: France Pavilion (Milan, Italy)

Size comparison: approximately 27 times larger than Slovenia

Regions of France

• Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes – Alps, Lyon, Mont Blanc
• Bourgogne-Franche-Comté – vineyards, medieval towns
• Brittany – Celtic heritage, rugged coastline
Centre-Val de Loire – castles, Loire Valley
• Corsica – island culture, mountains, beaches
• Grand Est – Alsace, Lorraine, Champagne
• Hauts-de-France – WWI sites, Lille
• Île-de-France – Paris, Versailles
• Normandy – D-Day beaches, Mont-Saint-Michel
• Nouvelle-Aquitaine – Bordeaux, Atlantic coast
• Occitanie – Toulouse, Pyrenees, Roman heritage
• Pays de la Loire – Nantes, Atlantic ports
• Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur – lavender, Riviera, Camargue
• Overseas: Guadeloupe – Caribbean island
• Overseas: Martinique – volcanic landscapes
• Overseas: French Guiana – Amazon rainforest
• Overseas: Réunion – Indian Ocean island
• Overseas: Mayotte – lagoon and coral reefs

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