| France is obviously a well-known country worldwide. | | | | kilometres. France isn't really that big compared to |
| Here are some interesting facts about France. | | | | other countries in Europe, but it still has a pretty fair |
| - The population of France is at an estimated 60.9 | | | | size. |
| million people. This makes France the 23rd most | | | | - France borders many different countries - Including |
| popular country in the world! Another very interesting | | | | Belgium, Italy, Germany and Spain |
| fact is that 16.4% of France's population are 65 | | | | - France is divided into 22 regions (A bit like States in |
| years and older. Just something you might need to | | | | the United States or Counties in the United Kingdom). |
| know sometime. Just incase you were interested, | | | | These are: Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, |
| China is the most popular country in the world, the | | | | Basse-Normandie, Bourgogne, Bretagne, Centre, |
| USA is the second most popular country in the world, | | | | Champagne-Ardenne, Corse, Franche-Comte, |
| Congo Republic is the 22nd and the United Kingdom is | | | | Haute-Normandie, Ile-de-France, Languedoc-Roussillon, |
| the 24th. | | | | Limousin, Lorraine, Midi-Pyrenees, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, |
| - 85% of the French population is Roman Catholic. | | | | Pays de la Loire, Picardie, Poitou-Charentes, |
| This may seem slightly random, but it shows a lot | | | | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur and Rhone-Alpes. |
| about the culture of France. | | | | - A very obvious one here that everyone should |
| - The life expectancy overall is 76 years old for men | | | | know, the Capital City of France is Paris. |
| and 84 for women. This is quite similar to those of | | | | - The tallest mountain in France is called Mont Blanc. |
| other countries around Europe, which isn't surprising | | | | - The flag of France is usually known as the 'tricolor' |
| because of how close the countries in Europe are. | | | | (three colour) and consists of equal width stripes of |
| - The surface area covering France is 547,030 square | | | | blue, white and red. |