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France

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

France , officially French Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 60,656,000), 211,207 sq mi (547,026 sq km), W Europe. France is bordered by the English Channel (N), the Atlantic Ocean and the Bay of Biscay (W), Spain and Andorra (SW), the Mediterranean Sea (S), Switzerland and Italy (SE), and Germany, Luxembourg, and Belgium (NE). The natural land frontiers are the Pyrenees, along the border with Spain; the Jura Mts. and the Alps, along the border with Switzerland and Italy; and the Rhine River, ...

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France

France

area:

551,500sq km (212,934sq mi)

population:

60,186 184

capital (population):

Paris (2,125,851)

government:

Multiparty republic

ethnic groups:

French 93%, Arab 3%, German 2%, Breton 1%, Catalan

languages:

French (official)

religions:

Christianity (Roman Catholic 86%, other Christian 4%), Islam 3%

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France

[officially French Republic ] Country, northwestern Europe. It includes the island of Corsica . Area: 210,026 sq mi (543,965 sq km). Population (2005 est.): 60,733,000. Capital: Paris . The people are mainly French. Language: French (official). Religions: Christianity (predominantly Roman Catholic; ...

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