1. FRANCE

2. The capital is Paris

3. POPULATION: 66 million. SURFACE: 675,417 km ²

4. The franc was replaced by the euro in 2002

5. Geography France borders on the north by the English Channel on the northeast by Belgium and Luxembourg on the east by Germany, Switzerland and Italy on the south by the Mediterranean Sea on the southwest by Spain and Andorra and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean

6. Political system President: Nicolas Sarkozy Prime Minister: François Fillon

7. Gastronomy

8. Importan figures Gauguin Rosseau Voltaire Cézanne Monet Galois Fermat Lully

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