France Travel Guide

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France, officially the French Republic, is a member state of the European Union located in its western region, with several overseas territories and islands located on other continent.

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As a country located in Western Europe, Clockwise from the north, France borders Belgium and Luxembourg to the northeast, Germany and Switzerland to the east, Italy to the south-east and Spain to the south-west, across the Pyrenees mountain range. France is the largest state in the European Union by area and the third largest in Europe behind Russia and Ukraine. It would be second if its extra-European territories like French Guiana were included. France has been a major power for many centuries with strong economic, cultural, military and political influence. In addition, France has been the world's most popular tourist destination for over twenty years (81.9 million in 2007) and it's geographically one of the most diverse countries in Europe. This country contains some of the greatest treasures in Europe, its countryside is prosperous and well tended and it's boasting dozens of major tourist attractions, like Paris, the French Riviera, the Atlantic beaches, the Castles of Loire Valley, Brittany, Normandy: Mont Saint Michel and many more.