France is a sovereign state located in Western Europe with territories around the world. It has a population of 66.6 million people and covers 640,679 square kilometers. The capital and largest city of France is Paris, which is also its main cultural and commercial center. France relies heavily on nuclear power, generating 75% of its electricity from nuclear reactors. Construction of the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris started in 1887 and was completed by 1889, with its main structural work finished at the end of March that year.

1. The French Republicisa sovereignstate comprisingterritoryinwestern Europe andseveral
overseasregionsandterritories.MetropolitanFrance extendsfromthe MediterraneanSeatothe
EnglishChannel andthe NorthSea,andfrom the Rhine tothe AtlanticOcean
- France covers640,679 square kilometres(247,368 sqmi) and has a populationof 66.6 million
- The capital of France is Paris
- the country's largestcityandthe maincultural andcommercial center
- France derives 75% of itselectricityfromnuclearpower,the highestpercentage inthe world..
- France is one of the biggestcontributorstothe EuropeanSpace Agency
- The world'smost visitedpaidmonument,the EiffelTowerisaniconof bothParisand France.
- Work on the foundationsstartedon28 January1887
- 7 December1887: Constructionof the legswithscaffolding
- 20 March 1888: Completionof 1stlevel
- 15 May 1888: Start of constructionof secondstage.
- 21 August1888: Completionto2ndlevel
- 26 December1888: Constructionof upperstage
- 15 March 1889: Construction of cupola
- The main structural workwas completedatthe endof March 1889 and on the 31st Eiffel
celebratedthisbyleadingagroup of governmentofficials
- Eiffel Towerweighs7,300 tonnes

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