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France, officially the French Republic (French: République française), is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe but that also comprises various overseas territories around the world. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel, and from the Rhine and Alpes to the Atlantic Ocean. French people often refer to Metropolitan France as L’Hexagone (The “Hexagon”) because of the geometric shape of its territory.
* Pronunciation: en-us-France.ogg /ˈfræns/ (help·info) or /ˈfrɑːns/; French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃s], the French Republic (French: République française, French pronunciation: [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz])
* Common English country name: France
* Official English country name: The French Republic
* Common endonym(s): La France
* Official endonym(s): République française
* Adjectival(s): French
* Demonym(s):French (or Frenchman/Frenchwoman)
* Etymology: Name of France
* ISO country codes: FR, FRA, 250
* ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:FR
* Internet country code top-level domain: .fr
# Population of France: 64,473,140 people (2008 estimate) - 20th most populous country
# Area of France: 674,843 km2 (260,558 sq mi) - 40th largest country
# Extreme points of France (major towns)
* North: Dunkerque at English Channel
* South: Perpignan, town at Spain
* East: Haguenau, town at Germany
* West: Brest, France, south of Land's End (England)
* High: 4810 m (mont Blanc)
* Low: -2 m (delta du Rhône)
France is divided into 22 administrative Regions:
1. Alsace
2. Aquitaine
3. Auvergne
4. Basse-Normandie
5. Bourgogne
6. Bretagne
7. Centre
8. Champagne-Ardenne
9. Corse (special status)
10. Franche-Comté
11. Haute-Normandie
12. Île-de-France
13. Languedoc-Roussillon
14. Limousin
15. Lorraine
16. Midi-Pyrénées
17. Nord-Pas de Calais
18. Pays de la Loire
19. Picardie
20. Poitou-Charentes
21. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
22. Rhône-Alpes
Metropolitan France is bordered by:
* Belgium
* Luxembourg
* Germany
* Switzerland
* Italy
* Monaco
* Andorra
* Spain
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