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France, a country of northwestern Europe, is historically and culturally among the most important countries in the Western world. It has also played a highly significant role in international affairs for centuries.
France, [a] officially the French Republic, [b] is a country located primarily in Western Europe.
Physical map of France showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps. Key facts about France.
The French Republic [1] has terrestrial borders with 10 sovereign states, 8 bordering Metropolitan France [2] and 2 bordering the Overseas Departments [3] [4] of France, totaling 3,959 kilometres (2,460 mi). In addition, the territories of France border an additional 5 countries and territories.
Andorra, Italy, Germany, Belgium, and Monaco are the five countries that border France.
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Bordering Countries: Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, Spain, Belgium, and Luxembourg. It also borders with the United Kingdom across the English Channel. French Guiana borders with Brazil and Suriname .
France is divided into eighteen administrative regions (French: régions, singular région), of which thirteen are located in metropolitan France (in Europe), while the other five are overseas regions (not to be confused with the overseas collectivities, which have a semi-autonomous status).
France borders Belgium and Luxembourg in the northeast, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy in the east, the Mediterranean Sea, Monaco, Spain, and Andorra in the south. France also shares maritime borders with the United Kingdom.
Regions of France. France is administratively divided into 18 administrative regions. Out of these 18 regions, 13 regions form a part of Metropolitan France in the European continent, while the other five regions are overseas regions.