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France: Country in Western Europe
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. It also includes overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, giving it one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north, Germany to the north east, Switzerland to the east, Italy and Monaco to the south east, Andorra and Spain to the south, and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the north west. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Its eighteen integral regions span a combined area of 643,801 km2 (248,573 sq mi) and have a total population of 68.4 million as of January 2024. France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre; other major urban areas include Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Lille, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, Nantes and Nice.

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Amnesty International report says France's respect for human rights is 'deteriorating' [Video]

Amnesty International report says France's respect for human rights is 'deteriorating'

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Aerials of Dover as five migrants reported dead in Channel [Video]

Aerials of Dover as five migrants reported dead in Channel

The government's controversial Rwanda Bill has passed through Parliament after months of back and forth between MPs and peers. It comes as three men, a child and a woman reportedly died attempting..

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A look back at how women won the vote in France 80 years ago [Video]

A look back at how women won the vote in France 80 years ago

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Attal's first hundred days as French PM: Is education still a priority? [Video]

Attal's first hundred days as French PM: Is education still a priority?

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France's education system grapples with staff shortages [Video]

France's education system grapples with staff shortages

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Journalists given rare access to France’s Rubis-class nuclear-powered submarine [Video]

Journalists given rare access to France’s Rubis-class nuclear-powered submarine

Built in the 1980s, the submarine is being phased out from the French navy in favour of newer models.

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France drums up 2 bn euros for Sudan's year-old 'forgotten' war [Video]

France drums up 2 bn euros for Sudan's year-old 'forgotten' war

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World Leaders Ask Israel Not to Retaliate for Iranian Attack [Video]

World Leaders Ask Israel Not to Retaliate for Iranian Attack

World Leaders Ask Israel , Not to Retaliate for Iranian Attack. On April 13, Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel. The attack came after two Iranian generals were killed in "a..

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Macron says France will do everything to avoid escalation in Middle East [Video]

Macron says France will do everything to avoid escalation in Middle East

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Foreign Secretary 'confident' Rwanda bill will pass [Video]

Foreign Secretary 'confident' Rwanda bill will pass

Foreign secretary Lord Cameron said he is "confident" the Rwanda bill will be passed by parliament this week. The legislation which is set to be passed declares Rwanda a safe country - after the..

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Iran Attacks Israel: Iran summons UK, French, German envoys over stance on Israel strikes | Oneindia [Video]

Iran Attacks Israel: Iran summons UK, French, German envoys over stance on Israel strikes | Oneindia

On Sunday, Iran's foreign ministry summoned the ambassadors of Britain, France, and Germany to address what it deemed their "irresponsible stance" concerning Tehran's retaliatory strikes on Israel, as..

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'Win-win': French PM, Trudeau defend Canada-EU trade pact [Video]

'Win-win': French PM, Trudeau defend Canada-EU trade pact

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No bathtubs or ice buckets as hotels seek to save water in French eastern Pyrenees [Video]

No bathtubs or ice buckets as hotels seek to save water in French eastern Pyrenees

A three-year-long drought in the French eastern Pyrenees is forcing the district to take further action to conserve water.

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Debunking false rumours that Ukraine sold its French-made artillery to Russia [Video]

Debunking false rumours that Ukraine sold its French-made artillery to Russia

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France’s Macron for expanded defence industry in switch to ‘war economy’ [Video]

France’s Macron for expanded defence industry in switch to ‘war economy’

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International Court Rules Against Switzerland for Climate-Related Human Rights Violations [Video]

International Court Rules Against Switzerland for Climate-Related Human Rights Violations

International Court Rules Against, Switzerland for Climate-Related , Human Rights Violations. On April 9, an international court in France ruled that Switzerland's inability to address the climate..

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Art Paris 2024: France’s diverse art scene takes centre stage, with young talent in the spotlight [Video]

Art Paris 2024: France’s diverse art scene takes centre stage, with young talent in the spotlight

This year’s edition of Art Paris looks at France’s diverse art scene, with a spotlight on up-and-coming artists and an impressive variety of mediums.

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Why is far-right support surging in France ahead of European elections? [Video]

Why is far-right support surging in France ahead of European elections?

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French troops march at Buckingham Palace to mark Entente Cordiale [Video]

French troops march at Buckingham Palace to mark Entente Cordiale

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Four suspects charged over murder of 15-year-old schoolboy in France [Video]

Four suspects charged over murder of 15-year-old schoolboy in France

Two of the accused have been remanded in custody, while two other minors are pending a hearing on Wednesday.

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Paris: Explosion and Fire at Apartment Building Claims Three Lives, Cause Uncertain| Oneindia News [Video]

Paris: Explosion and Fire at Apartment Building Claims Three Lives, Cause Uncertain| Oneindia News

In France's 11th arrondissement, an apartment building explosion and fire claimed three lives, prompting a swift response from emergency services. One victim tragically attempted to escape but..

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France to invest €400 million in Rwanda in effort to renew ties [Video]

France to invest €400 million in Rwanda in effort to renew ties

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French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne visits Kenya [Video]

French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne visits Kenya

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This Day in History: The United States Officially Enters World War I (Sat., April 6) [Video]

This Day in History: The United States Officially Enters World War I (Sat., April 6)

This Day in History: , The United States Officially Enters World War I. April 6, 1917. War against Germany was declared in both the Senate and House of Representatives by votes of 82-6 and 373-50,..

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‘The place to be’: Art Paris 2024 thrusts the French gallery scene into the spotlight [Video]

‘The place to be’: Art Paris 2024 thrusts the French gallery scene into the spotlight

In its 26th edition, Art Paris stays true to its roots as the annual art fair that puts the French creative scene on an international stage.

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