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| Location | Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain |
| Geographic coordinates | 46 00 N, 2 00 E |
| Map references | europe |
| Area |
total: 547,030 sq km land: 545,630 sq km note: includes only metropolitan france; excludes the overseas administrative divisions water: 1,400 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly less than twice the size of Colorado |
| Land boundaries |
total: 2,889 km border countries: andorra 56.6 km, belgium 620 km, germany 451 km, italy 488 km, luxembourg 73 km, monaco 4.4 km, spain 623 km, switzerland 573 km |
| Coastline | 3,427 km |
| Maritime claims |
territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm (does not apply to the mediterranean) |
| Climate | generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral |
| Terrain | mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west; remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps in east |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: rhone river delta -2 m highest point: mont blanc 4,807 m |
| Natural resources | coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorospar, gypsum, timber, fish |
| Land use |
arable land: 33.53% permanent crops: 2.07% other: 64.4% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | 20,000 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards | flooding; avalanches; midwinter windstorms; drought; forest fires in south near the Mediterranean |
| Environment - current issues | some forest damage from acid rain; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution from urban wastes, agricultural runoff |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: air pollution-persistent organic pollutants |
| Geography note | largest West European nation |
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