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[[Image:France Map.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Map of France in French]]

[[Image:France Map.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Map of France in French]]

'''[[Country_Name:=France|France]]''' ([[Country_Code:=FR|FR]]), officially the French Republic (French: République française), is a country located in Western Europe and that also comprises various overseas islands and territories located in other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. French people often refer to Metropolitan France as L'Hexagone (The "Hexagon") because of the geometric shape of its territory.

'''[[Country_Name:=France|France]]''' ([[Country_Code:=FR|FR]]), officially the French Republic (French: République française), is a country located in Western Europe. France has been a long standing bastion of culture and innovation and continues to play a key role in world affaires as one of the top economic powers as well as a food, wine, fashion, and thus tourism mecca.

France is bordered by [[Directory:Belgium|Belgium]], [[Directory:Luxembourg|Luxembourg]], [[Directory:Germany|Germany]], [[Directory:Switzerland|Switzerland]], [[Directory:Italy|Italy]], [[Directory:Monaco|Monaco]], [[Directory:Andorra|Andorra]], and [[Directory:Spain|Spain]]. In some of its overseas departments, France also shares land borders with Brazil, Suriname, and the Netherlands Antilles. France is also linked to [[Directory:England|England]] via the Channel Tunnel, which passes underneath the English Channel.

Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. French people often refer to Metropolitan France as L'Hexagone (The "Hexagon") because of the geometric shape of its territory. France is bordered by [[Directory:Belgium|Belgium]], [[Directory:Luxembourg|Luxembourg]], [[Directory:Germany|Germany]], [[Directory:Switzerland|Switzerland]], [[Directory:Italy|Italy]], [[Directory:Monaco|Monaco]], [[Directory:Andorra|Andorra]], and [[Directory:Spain|Spain]]. In some of its overseas departments, France also shares land borders with Brazil, Suriname, and the Netherlands Antilles. France is also linked to [[Directory:England|England]] via the Channel Tunnel, which passes underneath the English Channel.

==Regions, Departments & Cities==

==Regions, Departments & Cities==