France

France ( French: [fʁɑ̃s]), officially the French Republic (French: République française, pronounced [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛːz]), is a country in western Europa. It lies east of the bay of Biscay, south of the English sea, north of the Mediterannean and east of the Rhine. It borders the Netherlands and Lidje in the north, Germany in the east, Occitania, Aragon, Leon and Basque Country in the south, Herculane in the south-west and Normandy in the east. It also has a maritime boundary with the United Kingdom in the north.