France
France is a constitutional republic with a central and parliamentary system, with a population of sixty-six million. Its capital is known as Paris. Its inhabitants speak French, but their currency is the euro. Its flag consists of three vertically arranged colors: blue, white, . France is one of the oldest countries dating back to the Middle Ages. It was one of the great colonial empires in 1945, one of the founding countries of the European Union and one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council. It is also a member of NATO, The World Trade Organization, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the Latin Union.
Label France
The name of France is derived from the word Frank, meaning Frankish, and the Frankish are a Germanic people who came from the north to reside in France. This name was used after the fall of Rome until the Middle Ages. When Hugh Capit became King of the Franks, France in the era of Philip August.
Location and borders of France
The European part of France is located in the western part of Europe. It is surrounded by the north of the North Sea, from the north west by the Sea of Mach, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, from the south-east to the Mediterranean, from the north-east to Belgium and Luxembourg, to the east by Germany and Switzerland, to the southeast by Italy and Monaco, To the south-west are Spain and Andorra. The natural borders are bordered on the south and east by the Pyrenees, the Alps and the Jura. The eastern border lies on the Rhine, while the other borders are natural. France has a land border with Brazil, Suriname in Guyana, the Netherlands through the French side of Saint Martin, France's main land area is 675,000 km², the other regions have an area of 30904 km², a coastline of 8,245 km, In the ranking of the largest countries in the world, and the third largest European country after Russia and Germany, and the largest country in the European Union.
Nature in France
France has vast areas of scenic landscapes: wooded plains, mountain ranges, valleys and coastlines. It is a country that combines the city with attractive nature, with a high percentage of biodiversity outside it, such as the rain forests of Guyana, Caledonia, one of Western Europe's most heavily forested countries, with forests accounting for 28% of the country.