文档介绍：AlthoughultimatelyavictorinWorldWarsIandII,Francesufferedextensivelossesinitsempire,wealth,manpower,andrankasadominantnation-,,ithasconstructedahybridpresidential-,itsreconciliationandcooperationwithGermanyhaveprovedcentraltotheeconomicintegrationofEurope,monexchangecurrency,theeuro,:WesternEurope,borderingtheBayofBiscayandEnglishChannel,betweenBelgiumandSpain,southeastoftheUK;borderingtheMediterraneanSea,betweenItalyandSpainFrenchGuiana:NorthernSouthAmerica,borderingtheNorthAtlanticOcean,betweenBrazilandSurinameGuadeloupe:Caribbean,islandsbetweentheCaribbeanSeaandtheNorthAtlanticOcean,artinique:Caribbean,islandbetweentheCaribbeanSeaandNorthAtlanticOcean,northofTrinidadandTobagoReunion:SouthernAfrica,islandintheIndianOcean,oordinates:metropolitanFrance:4600N,200EFrenchGuiana:400N,5300WGuadeloupe:1615N,6135WMartinique:1440N,6100WReunion:2106S,5536EMapreferences:metropolitanFrance:EuropeFrenchGuiana:SouthAmericaGuadeloupe:CentralAmericaandtheCaribbeanMartinique:CentralAmericaandtheCaribbeanReunion:WorldArea:total:643,427sqkm;551,500sqkm(metropolitanFrance)parisontotheworld:42land:640,053sqkm;549,970sqkm(metropolitanFrance)water:3,374sqkm;1,530sqkm(metropolitanFrance)note:thefirstnumbersincludetheoverseasregionsofFrenchGuiana,Guadeloupe,Martinique,parative:slightlylessthanthesizeofTexasLandboundaries:metropolitanFrance-total:2,889kmbordercountries:,Belgium620km,Germany451km,Italy488km,Luxembourg73km,,Spain623km,Switzerland573kmFrenchGuiana-total:1,183kmbordercountries:Brazil673km,Suriname510kmCoastline:total:4,668kmmetropolitanFrance:3,427kmMaritimeclaims:territorialsea:12nmcontiguouszone:24nmexclusiveeconomiczone:200nm(doesnotapplytotheMediterranean)continentalshelf:200mdepthortot