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1、France attracts more touriststhananyothercountryintheworld.TouristscometoseeFrance’ssplendidscenery.ButmostlytheycometoseeParis,thecapitalofFrance.Parisisconsideredoneofthemostbeautifulcitiesintheworld.For centuries, FrancehasbeenthecenterofartandcultureinEurope.Someoftheworld’sgr
2、eatestartistsandwritershaveworkedhere.Frenchfashionsandcookingarewidelyadmiredandcopied.FactsAboutFranceOfficialnameFrenchRepublicCapitalParisOfficiallanguageFrenchPopulation64,100,000peopleRankamongcountriesinpopulation21stMajorcitiesParis,Marseille,Lyon,ToulouseArea210,000square
3、miles544,000squarekilometersRankamongcountriesinarea47thHighestpointMontBlanc15,782feet/4,810metersCurrencyEuroVARIEDLANDSCAPESFrance is the biggestcountryinwesternEurope.Mostofthelandinthenorthisflatandclosetosealevel.HillscovercentralandsouthernFrance,andhugemountainsrisealongth
4、ecountry’sborders.ThePyreneesdivideFrancefromSpain,itsneighbortothesouthwest.TheAlpsmarkitsborderwithItalyandSwitzerlandtotheeast.Most of France has mildweather.However,theFrenchAlpsgetplentyofsnow.Someoftheworld’sfinestskiresortsarefoundhere.Inthesoutheast,FranceborderstheMediter
5、raneanSea.ThecoastalongtheMediterraneaniscalledtheRiviera.Warm,dryweatherandbeautifulscenerymaketheRivieraafamouswinterresort.It’slongbeenassociatedwithwealthandglamour.THEFRENCHCOUNTRYSIDEThe French countrysideisdividedintotidyfarmsanddottedwithprettytowns.Hereandthere,oldcastles
6、loomonhills.Thecastleswerebuilthundredsofyearsago,whennoblesruledFrance.Big rivers, like the LoireandtheSeine,providewaterforFrenchfarms.CanalsconnectthemajorriversinFrance.Peoplecantravelonthisnetworkofwaterways.Thecanalsarelikeanextrasetofhighways.WINEANDCHEESEVineyards and dair
7、y farmsinthecountrysideproduceproductsforwhichFranceisbestknown.Vineyardsgrowgrapesthataremadeintowine.Cheesecomesfromthedairyfarms.France produces more winethananyothercountryintheworld.Bordeaux,Burgundy,andChampagneareimportantgrape-growingregionsinFrance.Allthreehavegiventheirn
8、amestokindsofwine.France also is
