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FRANCE

France is a state in Western, Europe with several overseas territories and islands (31) ...........on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. It is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Monaco; with Spain and Andorra to the South. France is linked to the United Kingdom by the Channel Tunnel. France is the largest West-Europe country (32) ............ 11.035.000 km2, just behind the one of the United States square km (11.351.000). France is a founding member state of the European Union and is the largest one by area. France (33) .......... a major power for several centuries with strong cultural, economic, military and political influence in Europe and in the world. With an estimated population of 65.4 million people (as if 1 Jan. 2010), France is the 20th most populous country in the world. With 81.9 foreign tourists, in 2007, France (34) ............ as the first tourist destination in the world, ahead of Spain (58.5 million 2006) and the United States (51.1 million in 2006). These 81.9 million figures exclude people staying less than 24 hours in France, such as Northern Europeans crossing France on their way to Spain or Italy during the summer. France features cities of high cultural interests and seaside resorts, ski resorts, and rural regions that many enjoy for their (35)...........and green tourism.

France is a state in Western, Europe with several overseas territories and islands (31) ...........on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans.