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A topographic map of the Republic, excluding all the overseas departments and territories Simplified physical map. The geography of France consists of a terrain that is mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in the north and the west and mountainous in the south (including the Massif Central and the Pyrenees) and the east (the country's highest points being in the Alps).
France, [X] officially the French Republic, [XI] is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world.
Below is a list of European countries and dependencies by area in Europe. [1] As a continent, Europe's total geographical area is about 10 million square kilometres. [2] ...
Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies, ranked by total area, including land and water. This list includes entries that are not limited to those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which covers sovereign states and dependent territories.
Pronunciation: English: / ˈ f r æ n s / ⓘ or / ˈ f r ɑː n s /, French: ⓘ; (the French Republic: French: République française, pronounced [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛːz] ⓘ) Common English country name: France; Official English country name: The French Republic; Common endonym(s): La France; Official endonym(s): République française
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America , Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies , and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean , giving it one of the largest discontiguous exclusive ...
"France entière" plus Saint-Martin are part of the EU. Continental France is in green and italics. Monaco's waters are enclaves in the French EEZ. [2] The situation is more unclear for the Channel Islands. Some maps show the EEZ being enclaved by the French EEZ, [2] while others show the Guernsey EEZ extending to the border with the UK EEZ. [3 ...
Mont Blanc, Italy/France. Europe's most significant feature is the dichotomy between highland and mountainous Southern Europe and a vast, partially underwater, northern plain ranging from the British Isles in the west to Poland in the east. These two halves are separated by the mountain chains of Pyrenees, Alps, Carpathian and Balkan Mountains.