France is a country located in Western Europe. It has a population of 66 million people and its capital and largest city is Paris. France has a semi-presidential republic system of government and French is the most widely spoken language. Some of France's most famous landmarks include the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Louvre museum, and the Mona Lisa painting. French cuisine and wines are also world renowned.

1. FRANCE
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2. France, officially
the French Republic, is
aunitary sovereign state
comprising territory in
western Europe and
several overseas regions
and territories.
Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English
Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean; France
covers 640,679 square kilometres and has a population of 66.6 million. It is
a semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the nation's largest city and
the main cultural and commercial center. The Constitution of
France establishes the country as secular and democratic, with its sovereignty
derived from the people.

3. From northeast to southwest, Metropolitan France shares borders
with Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco,
Spain and Andorra. France also borders Suriname to its west and Brazil to
its east and south, by way of the overseas region of French Guiana, which
is considered an integral part of the Republic. France also shares a border
with the Kingdom of the Netherlands, through the Caribbean island
of Saint Martin.

4. France’s population of people is 66 million .French is the most largely
Spoken language in France.The main religions is France are Komon
Cathholic, Protestant, Jemish, Muslim.
Paris is the capital of Frane and is populated with 2,142.800 people and is
visited by mony people all over the World.

5. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de
Mars in Paris. It was named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose
company designed and built the tower. Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch
to the 1889 World's Fair, it was initially criticised by some of France's leading
artists and intellectuals for its design, but has become both a globalcultural
icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The
tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in
the world; 6.98 million people ascended it in 2011. The tower received its
250 millionth visitor in 2010

6. The Louvre or the Louvre Museum is one of the world's largest museums
and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, France, it is located
on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement. Nearly
35,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are exhibited over an
area of 60,600 square metres (652,300 square feet). The Louvre is the
world's most visited museum, and received more than 9.7 million visitors in
2012

7. The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait of a
woman by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci,
which has been acclaimed as "the best known, the
most visited, the most written about, the most
sung about, the most parodied work of art in the
world.
The painting, thought to be a portrait of Lisa
Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, is
in oil on a white Lombardy poplarpanel, and is
believed to have been painted between 1503 and
1506, although Leonardo may have continued
working on it as late as 1517. It was acquired by
King Francis I of France and is now the property
of the French Republic, on permanent display at
theLouvre Museum in Paris since 1797

8. Disneyland Paris, originally Euro Disney Resort, is an
entertainment resort in Marne-la-Vallée, a new town located 32 km east of
the centre of Paris, and is the most visited theme park in all of France and
Europe. It is owned and operated by Euro Disney S.C.A., a publicly
traded company in which The Walt Disney Company owns a minority stake.The
resort covers 4,800 acres and encompasses two theme parks, several resort
hotels, a shopping, dining, and entertainment complex, and a golf course, in
addition to several additional recreational and entertainment venues.

9. ARCHITECTURE
During the Middle Ages, many fortified castles were built by feudal nobles
to mark their powers. Some French castles that survived are
Chinon, Château d'Angers, the massive Château de Vincennes and the so-
called Cathar castles. During this era, France had been usingRomanesque
architecture like most of Western Europe. Some of the greatest examples of
Romanesque churches in France are the Saint Sernin Basilica in Toulouse,
the largest romanesque church in Europe,and the remains of the Cluniac
Abbey.
The Gothic architecture, originally named Opus Francigenum meaning
was born in Île-de-France and was the first French style of architecture
to be copied in all Europe. Northern France is the home of some of the
most important Gothic cathedrals and basilicas, the first of these being
the Saint Denis Basilica; other important French Gothic cathedrals
areNotre-Dame de Chartres and Notre-Dame d'Amiens. The kings were
crowned in another important Gothic church: Notre-Dame de
Reims. Aside from churches, Gothic Architecture had been used for
many religious palaces, the most important one being the Palais des
Papes in Avignon

10. Opéra Garnier, Paris, a symbol of the French Second Empire style

11. Saint Louis' Sainte Chapelle

12. French Cuisine
French cuisine is renowned for being one of the finest in the world.According to
the regions, traditional recipes are different, the North of the country prefers to use
butter as the preferred fat for cooking, whereas olive oil is more commonly used in
the South.Moreover, each region of France has iconic traditional
specialities : Cassoulet in the Southwest, Choucroute in Alsace, Quiche in
theLorraine region, Beef bourguignon in the Bourgogne, provençal Tapenade, etc.
France's most renowned products are wines, including
Champagne, Bordeaux, Bourgogne, and Beaujolais as well as a large variety of
different cheeses, such as Camembert, Roquefort andBrie. There are more than
400 different varieties.

13. Paris has been an international capital
of high fashion since the 19th century,
particularly in the domain of haute
couture, clothing hand-made to order
for private clients. It is home of some of
the largest fashion houses in the world,
including Dior and Chanel, and of many
well-known fashion designers,
including Karl Lagerfeld, Jean-Paul
Gaultier,Christophe Josse and Christian
Lacroix. Paris Fashion Week, held in
January and July in the Carrousel du
Louvre and other city locations, is
among the top four events of the
international fashion calendar, along
with the fashion weeks in Milan, London
and New York.Paris is also the home of
the world's
largest cosmetics company, L’Oréal,
and three of the five top global makers
of luxury fashion
accessories; LouisVuitton, Hermés and
Cartier

14. Popular sports played in France include football, judo, tennis and rugby
union. France has hosted events such as the 1938 and1998 FIFA World Cups, and
the 2007 Rugby World Cup. France will host UEFA Euro 2016. The Stade de
France in Saint-Denis is France's largest stadium and was the venue for the 1998
FIFA World Cup and 2007 Rugby World Cup finals. France hosts the annual Tour de
France, the most famous road bicycle race in the world.France is famous for its 24
Hours of Le Mans sports carendurance race. Several major tennis tournaments take
place in France, including the Paris Masters and the French Open, one of the
four Grand Slam tournaments. French martial arts include Savate and Fencing.