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Location Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain
Geographic coordinates 46 00 N, 2 00 E
Geography largest West European nation
Terrain mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west; remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps in east
Natural hazards flooding; avalanches; midwinter windstorms; drought; forest fires in south near the Mediterranean
Capital Paris
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.4% (2007 est.)
Languages French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
