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France is a western European country bordering Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland and Italy. It covers an area of 547000 sq km. Its territory is covered by a mix of plains and mountainous terrain. A centralised French state was first established in the Middle Ages in the form of a monarchy. France was overturned into a republic following the French revolution of 1789. Nowadays France has an advanced and prosperous economy and is a member of the EU and the NATO. The capital of France is Paris.
Paris photo gallery - 163 pictures of Paris
Loire river valley photo gallery - 119 pictures of Loire river valley
Lyon photo gallery - 97 pictures of Lyon
163 photos of Paris, the capital of France
119 photos of the Loire river valley known for its world-famous castles
97 photos of Lyon, the second largest city in France and its capital of gastronomy
Strasbourg photo gallery - 41 pictures of Strasbourg
Atlantic coast photo gallery - 20 pictures of Atlantic coast
Nice photo gallery - 72 pictures of Nice
41 photos of Strasbourg, a French city on the Rhine river, the seat of several European Union institutions
20 photos of the French Atlantic coast between Biarritz and Brest
72 photos of Nice, the largest city on the French riviera and a major tourist hub
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