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  Name of the country:
France
Vernacular name of country:
République française
Capital:
Paris

Neighbor countries:
 Andorra
 Belgium
 Germany
 Italy
 Luxembourg
 Switzerland
 Spain

Population: 68.373.433
Surface area [km2]: 632.733
Average altitude [m]: 375

Link to Wikipedia
France in Wikipedia

  Official information:
France is a unitary state in Western Europe, possessing various overseas territories on all continents (except Asia).

The French mainland is the largest country in the European Union by area and the second-largest by population (after Germany). It encompasses the third-largest territory in Europe (after Russia and Ukraine). Paris is the capital.

France has diverse coastlines: to the south, the Mediterranean Sea, and to the west/north, the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea.

With an average elevation of 375 meters, France ranks 101st. The lowest point is -2 meters and the highest is 4,810 meters.
 
 
  Travel impressions:
2008 - Travel impressions Paris (work stay)

Display pictures of the country:
96 pictures from France

Pictures per year:
2025: 5
2022: 1
2021: 2
2020: 2
2019: 5
2018: 5
2015: 1
2014: 3
2013: 5
2012: 7
2011: 1
2010: 2
2009: 14
2008: 41
1998: 1
1989: 1

  Personal information:
It took a long time for me to discover and/or develop my love for France. While I was shocked at a young age by people who didn't speak English or German on my way to Spain via France, a work placement near Nice brought me closer to the country.

After various vacations throughout most of France, a work placement in Paris, short breaks, and various wine tastings, I have to say France is a truly wonderful country. I've just returned from a Disneyland stay...

As written above, despite Mont Blanc with a height of 4,810 meters, only 101st place (do the overseas territories count in the statistics?).
 
     
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