France is 550 000 Kms it is the largest country of Western Europe having an important seacoast.

Population: 60, 7 millions (2001). Density: 107.

Geography:
* Plains represent 2/3 of the whole area
* The main mountains are: The Alps (the highest point is the “Mont-Blanc”, with the Pyrenees, the Ardennes, the Vosges, the Massif Central, and the Jura.
* Coast: France has 4 sea coastal areas (The North Sea, the English Channel, The Atlantic Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea). Thanks to its overseas territories, France is represented also in the Indian Ocean, in the Pacific Ocean, and in the Caribbean Sea.

The 5 main Cities are:
* Paris population: 9.8 million
* Lyon population: 1.4 million
* Marseille population: 1.4
* Lille population: 1.1 million
* Toulouse population: 0.9 million

On an administrative point of view the Republic of France includes:
* France mainland (divided in 22 regions and 96 departments)
* 4 Overseas Departments: Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyana , Reunion
* 4 Overseas Territorities: French Polynesia, New-Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna
* Territorial divisions with a particular status: Mayotte and St Pierre and Miquelon