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| France is the third largest country in Europe (after Russia and Ukraine). It is also one of the most geographically diverse. Its landscape ranges from the rolling meadows and apple orchards of Normandy and Brittany to the vineyards and olive groves of the far south, from the ragged snow-capped Alps of the Swiss border to the explosive volcanic craters, canyons, and caves in the forested Auvergne. Historically too, this has been one of the most important regions in Europe since the first Merovingians rampaged across the continent in the 6th century AD. Today, France is a peaceful if still politically volatile democracy, but the map of modern France was only drawn in 1860, and in many ways it is still not one country but a patchwork of different cultures, traditions, and strong local pride. |
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