France,
officially the French Republic (French: République
française), is a country whose metropolitan
territory is located in Western Europe and that is further made up of a collection
of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. France is
bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco,
Andorra, and Spain. In some of its overseas parts, France also shares
land borders with Brazil, Suriname, and the Netherlands Antilles.
It is a highly developed
country with the sixth-largest economy in the world.