Geography of France
- France is a:
- Country
- Developed country
- Sovereign state
- Member State of the European Union
- Country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere, on the Prime Meridian
- Eurasia
- Europe
- mostly in Western Europe
- Europe
- Eurasia
- Time in France
- Time zones:
- Metropolitan France – Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
- Time zones:
- Extreme points of France (major towns)
- North: Dunkerque at the North Sea
- South: Perpignan, at the Spanish border
- East: Haguenau, at the German border
- West: Brest, south of Land's End (England)
- High: Mont Blanc 4,810 m (15,781 ft) – highest point of Western Europe
- Low: Les Moëres −2.5 m (−8 ft)
- Northern Hemisphere, on the Prime Meridian
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- Land boundaries: 4072 km (2529 mi)
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- Metropolitan France: 2,889 km (1794 mi)
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Spain 623 km |
Italy 488 km |
Andorra 57 km |
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- French Guiana: 1,183 km
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Brazil 673 km |
Suriname 510 km |
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- Coastline: 4,668 km
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- Metropolitan France: 3,427 km
- Incorporated overseas territories: 1,241 km
- Population of France: 65,400,000 people (2010 estimate) - 20th most populous country
- Area of France: 674,843 km2 (260,558 sq mi) - 40th largest country
- Atlas of France
- Communes (municipalities) of France
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