THE FRANCE BEAUTY

THE FRANCE BEAUTY

Summary:

1) Introduction.
2) Maps and Flag.
3) Borders.
4) Regions.
5) Main cities.
6) Relief.
7) Climate.

1) INTRODUCTION:

France is an European country in west. French is the officially language of this country, also a member of schengen state.

Capital: Paris.
Population (2016): 66,859 million inhabitants.
Gross Domestic Product - GDP (2016): $ 2.465 trillion.
Area: around 551,695 km^2 (National Geographic Institute).
Currency: Euro.

2) MAP AND FLAG:

MAP OF FRANCE

FLAG OF FRANCE

PARIS , FRANCE

3) BORDERS:

France is bordered on the north-east by Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany; to the east by Germany, Switzerland and Italy; in the south-east by the Mediterranean Sea (Gulf of Lion) and the Principality of Monaco; south-west by Spain, the Principality of Andorra and the Bay of Biscay; to the west by the Atlantic Ocean; and to the north-west by the Channel and the Strait of Calais, which separates France from the United Kingdom and connects the Channel to the North Sea.

4) REGIONS:

Since January 1, 2016, the 18 French regions are:

Auvergne Rhone-Alpes7.
Bourgogne Franche-Comté8.
Britain.
Center-Loire Valley.
Corsica.
Great East10.
Hauts-de-France13.
Ile-de-France.
Normandy.
New Aquitaine15.
Occitanie16.
Pays de la Loire.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Guadeloupe.
Martinique.
Guyana.
The meeting.
Mayotte.

5) MAIN CITIES:

The capital and the largest city in France is Paris, which in 2010 had a population of 2,224 million inhabitants. Other major French cities are Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Nice, Nantes, Strasbourg, Montpellier, Bordeaux, Lille, Rennes, Reims, Le Havre, Saint Etienne and Toulon.

6) RELIEF:

Country Highest altitude (342.5 meters on average), France presents varied and contrasted reliefs. While bordered on its eastern and southern peripheries by high mountain barriers, a group of medium-sized mountains occupy the center and north-east of the country, as well as Corsica, while vast areas of lowland, hills and low plateaus stretch from the north to the southwest.

The highest and most rugged part of the territory lies east of a Bayonne line (to the southwest) -Thionville (to the northeast). France is opposed to the basins and worn basements (Armorican Massif, Ardenne) of the North and the West, whose plains and Low plateaus extend to an altitude most often less than 250 m. A set of thresholds (passage between two basins), wide valleys and collapse ditches facilitates the circulation across the territory.

7) CLIMATE:

Crossed by the 45th parallel, France is in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Thanks to its wide opening on the Atlantic Ocean, whose waters are softened by the North Atlantic drift, it enjoys a temperate oceanic climate. The prevailing westerly winds, often laden with moisture, extend the seaward softening influences far inland. However, these are degraded to the east under the influence of continental influences.
The French climate has strong regional and seasonal contrasts. This diversity is explained by the combination of several factors: the latitude, the atmospheric circulation of west, the disposition of the reliefs (wide sea opening, mountain domain), the influence of the continentality towards the east of the country and the confrontation between three air masses (fresh and humid maritime polar air, cold and dry continental air, hot and dry tropical air). The general circulation from west to east brings in all seasons the Atlantic disturbances of the polar front. It is at the origin of a strong climatic instability which is translated by fast changes of time.

First of all, there is a strong opposition between the north and the south of France concerning isotherms. Temperatures sometimes reach a difference of more than 15 ° C. To this thermal contrast is superimposed an opposition between the west, whose climate is milder and wetter, because largely open to influences and oceanic disturbances, and the east of France, more subject to continental influences. The disposition of temperatures thus shows two gradients: an increase towards the south and a decrease towards the interior of the grounds.

Official website : https://www.gouvernement.fr/en/coming-to-france

Illustration Credit : Muhammad Sharjeel.