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France is a country whose metropolitan territory is situated in Western Europe and that also comprises different overseas islands and territories positioned in other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. France is a unitary semi-presidential republic. Its main ideals are articulated in the declaration of the human rights of Man and of the Citizen. France is bounded by, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany Monaco, Andorra, and Spain. Due to its overseas departments, France also shares land borders with Brazil and Suriname, and the Netherlands Antilles. France is also connected to the United Kingdom by the Channel Tunnel, which passes beneath the English Channel.

France has been one of the world's leading powers since the latter half of the 17th century. In the 18th and 19th centuries, France built one of the biggest regal empires of the time, stretching crossways West Africa and Southeast Asia, importantly influencing the cultures and politics of the regions. France is a developed country, with the sixth or eighth biggest economy in the world. It is the most visited country in the world, receiving 82 million foreign tourists annually. France is one of the founding members of the European Union, and has the chief land area of all members. France is also a beginning member of the United Nations, and a member of the Francophone

France possesses a large range of landscapes, from coastal plains in the north and west to mountain ranges of the Alps in the south-east, the Massif Central in the south-central and Pyrenees in the south-west. France possesses a broad mixture of landscapes, from coastal plains in the north and west to mountain ranges of the Alps in the south-east, the Massif Central in the south-central and Pyrenees in the south-west The north and northwest have a moderate climate, while a mixture of maritime influences, liberty and height create a varied climate in the rest of Metropolitan France. In the south-east a Mediterranean weather prevails. In the west, the climate is mainly oceanic with a high level of rainfall, gentle winters and cool to warm summers. Inland the climate becomes more continental with hot.

France is a worldly country as liberty of belief is a legitimate right, although some spiritual organizations such as Scientology. The culture of France has been shaped by its geography, by deep historical proceedings, and by foreign and inner forces and groups. France, and in particular Paris, has played an essential role as a middle of high culture and of pretty arts since the seventeenth century, first in Europe, and from the nineteenth century on, world wide.