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France map europe
Map France europe. France map europe (Western Europe - Europe) to print. France map europe (Western Europe - Europe) to download. France (English Listeni/ˈfræns/ franss or /ˈfrɑːns/ frahnss; French: [fʁɑ̃s] ( listen)), officially the French Republic (French: République française French pronunciation: [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands as its shown in France map europe. It is the largest country in Western Europe and the third-largest in Europe as a whole
France is Europe second largest economy by nominal GDP. From 1980 until 2020, Europe five largest economies have consistently been France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom as its mentioned in France map europe. Throughout this time period Germany has always had the largest economy in Europe, while either France or the UK has had the second largest economy depending on the year.
Forests account for 28% of the land area of France. France is the second most wooded country of the EU. French forests are also some of the most diversified of Europe, with more than 140 differents varieties of trees as you can see in France map europe. There are 9 national parks and 46 natural parks in France. France wants to convert 20% of its Exclusive Economic Zone in a Marine Protected Area by 2020.
France ranks Europe 1st in the Fortune Global 500 ahead of Germany and the UK as its shown in France map europe. France joined 11 other EU members to launch the euro on 1 January 1999, with euro coins and banknotes completely replacing the French franc (₣) in early 2002. Euronext Paris, the French branch of the NYSE Euronext group is Europe second largest stock exchange market, behind the London Stock Exchange.