Key Facts about France

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Recently, a massive wildfire has scorched 16,000 hectares (39,537 acres) of forest and villages in southern France.

About France

• It is geographically positioned both in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres of the Earth.
• It is one of the oldest nations on Earth and the most ethnically diverse country in Europe.
• Bordering countries: It is bordered by 7 countries: Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and Andorra
• It is also bounded by the Bay of Biscay (North Atlantic Ocean) in the west; by the English Channel in the northwest and by the Mediterranean Sea in the south. 
• Major Rivers:  Loire (drains into Atlantic ocean ), Seine (drains into English channel).
• Major Mountains:  Alps (southern France), Jura Mountains (north of Alps), Pyrenees (forms border with Spain).
• Natural Resources: coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorspar, gypsum, 
• It has 5 overseas regions namely: Guadeloupe, Guyane(French Guiana), La Réunion(Réunion), Martinique and Mayotte
• Capital City: Paris

Source: Reuters

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