France
Located on the continent Europe
Fun Facts
The population is 66,259,012
Climate: Warm
The language is French
The size (in square miles): is 210,668
Currency is Euro
Red Fox
Eiffel Tower
World Map Of Europe
France Music
François Hollande
4 Unique Facts About France
2.France is the largest country in the EU, and known as 'the hexagon' – with an area of 551,000 sq km it's almost a fifth of the EU’s total area, and due to its six-sided shape France is sometimes referred to as I'hexagone. About a quarter is covered by forest; only Sweden and Finland have more.
3.Louis XIX was the king of France for just 20 minutes, the shortest ever reign – he ascended to the French throne in July 1830 after his father Charles X abdicated, and abdicated himself 20 minutes later in favor of his nephew, the Duke of Bordeaux. He shares this record with Crown Prince Luís Filipe, who technically became king of Portugal after his father was assassinated but died from a wound 20 minutes later.
4.France was the first country in the world to ban supermarkets from throwing away or destroying unsold food – since February 2016, shops must donate wastage to food banks or charities.