France

France is a Western European country bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra and Spain. France is also connected to England via the Channel Tunnel which is a 31 mile tunnel comprised of three interconnected tubes and travels for 23 miles through the English Channel.Rail Europe: The Channel Tunnel

France was the top tourist destination in the world in 2007 with approximately 82 million visitors.Sydney Morning Herald: France Still World's Top Tourist Destination (June 6, 2008) French exports include wine, cheese, bread, makeup and cosmetics.Suite101.com: Top French Exports And Imports

• Connects France and England via a tunnelRail Europe: The Channel Tunnel
• Also known as the "ChunnelRail Europe: The Channel Tunnel
• Cost $15 billion dollars to constructRail Europe: The Channel Tunnel
• Average depth is 150 feet under the seabedRail Europe: The Channel Tunnel
• Only 20 minutes are spent traveling through the tunnel on Eurostar trainsRail Europe: The Channel Tunnel
• 1994: Officially opened by President Francois Mitterand of France and HRH Queen Elizabeth II of EnglandRail Europe: The Channel Tunnel

• Reunion: Located in the Indian Ocean and is part of the Mascarene ArchipelagoAmbafrance-au.org: France's Overseas Departments and Territories
• Mayotte: Known as "the perfume island" it is the southernmost of the islands of the ComoroAmbafrance-au.org: France's Overseas Departments and Territories
• Martinique: Located in the Lesser Antilles in the CaribbeanAmbafrance-au.org: France's Overseas Departments and Territories
• Guadeloupe: An archipelago in the Lesser Antilles in the CaribbeanAmbafrance-au.org: France's Overseas Departments and Territories
• French Guiana: Located between Surinam and Brazil, in the northeastern region of South America<ref name="Ambafrance-au.org"Ambafrance-au.org: France's Overseas Departments and Territories
• St Pierre and Miquelon: Located off the Canadian coast, in the northwest Atlantic Ocean
• New Caledonia: Part of of a group of islands which make up Melanesia and is in the Pacific Ocean<ref name="Ambafrance-au.org"Ambafrance-au.org: France's Overseas Departments and Territories
• French Polynesia: Consists of several islands in the southern Pacific Ocean, including Tahiti<ref name="Ambafrance-au.org"Ambafrance-au.org: France's Overseas Departments and Territories
• Wallis and Futuna: Part of Polynesian Oceania, the archipelago is made from three volcanic islands, Wallis, Futuna and Alofi<ref name="Ambafrance-au.org"Ambafrance-au.org: France's Overseas Departments and Territories
• French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF): Part of Antarctica and located in the southern zone of the Indian Ocean, the TAAF consists of the islands of St Paul and Amsterdam, the Crozet Islands and Kerguelen Islands and Terre AdelieAmbafrance-au.org: France's Overseas Departments and Territories

• Aigurande France
• Bordeaux
• Cannes
• Chateauroux
• Cote D'Azur
• Digne les Bains
• L'Alpe d'Huez
• Loire Valley
• Nice
• Normandy
• Paris
• Provence

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• WorldAtlas.com: France Maps

• Embassy of France: France Map

• Wikipedia: Geography of France

• Earth Observatory NASA: The Topography of France

• Wikipedia: Marhurin Regnier

• Understandfrance.org: French Attitudes

• Faxtoons.com: Political Jokes: French Jokes

• MagazineArt.org: French Humor Magazine Covers

• YouTube: Speak english in french! Funny!!(Time 1:22)

• YouTube: The French Revolution - The History of The World Part 1

• YouTube: French Taunting - Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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