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Where is France?

France is a country in Western Europe.

France in gold; its neighbours are lighter. Drawn from the outlines the game uses.
Type
Country
Continent
Europe
Region
Western Europe
Land borders
8: Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland
Area
About 550,000 km² on the game’s map
Hemispheres
Northern; Eastern and Western
Capital city
48.86° N, 2.35° E

About France

France is a Western European republic whose capital, Paris, anchors the world's leading tourist destination. Its story runs from Roman Gaul and the Frankish kingdoms to the 1789 Revolution, Napoleon and the Fifth Republic founded in 1958. It holds a permanent United Nations Security Council seat and leads the world in the share of electricity generated by nuclear power.

Clues from Atlas Daily

Round 1 on 13 October 2026 (#42), hardest clue first:

  1. It was responsible for roughly 10 per cent of the transatlantic slave trade over three centuries.
  2. With 56 operating reactors it ranks second worldwide for nuclear power units.
  3. Charles de Gaulle founded its current semi-presidential Fifth Republic in 1958.
  4. Couture houses such as Chanel, Dior and Givenchy were founded here.

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Sources: Wikipedia: France. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.