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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 the United Kingdom via the Channel Tunnel, which passes underneath the English Channel.
 
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 the United Kingdom via the Channel Tunnel, which passes underneath the English Channel.
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==Regions, Departments & Cities==
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France is divided into 26 administrative regions. 22 are in metropolitan France (21 are on the continental part of metropolitan France; one is the territorial collectivity of Corsica), and four are overseas regions. The regions are further subdivided into 100 departments which are numbered (mainly alphabetically). This number is used in postal codes and vehicle number plates amongst others. Four of these departments are found in the overseas regions and are simultaneously overseas regions and overseas departments and are an integral part of France (and the European Union) and thus enjoy a status similar to metropolitan departments. The metropolitan departments are subdivided into 342 arrondissements which are, in turn, subdivided into 4,035 cantons. These cantons are then divided into 36,682 communes, which are municipalities with an elected municipal council.
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[[Population:=61,538,322|61,538,322]]  
 
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