| Virtually everyone in North America is familiar with France
because of the tour de France bicycle racing that holds the
headlines every year, at the end of summer. But, how many are
knowledgeable about the Zaire River in Africa, that can be
seen on the Maps or with the history and pictures of Zaire.
Then, there is the Zaire ebola disease. In these pages,
we present considerably more country information than the
tour de France. These pages provide detailed
information on the French speaking countries of
Belgium, Canada [Quebec], France, Luxembourg and
Switzerland, with additional details and maps for their
geographic features and locations, departments-cantons,
cities and towns. All their national flags are pictured.
You will also find pictures of all the flags of the French speaking
countries.
Just click on the name of the French Speaking Country of your
choice to
obtain detailed categorized information on that country.
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Algeria - located south of the French Riviera, across the Mediterranean sea
Belgium - to the northeast of France, next to France's Flanders
Canada - just to the north of the U.S. is the French speaking province of Quebec
France -
French charm, French food and the city of light and love - Paris
Ivory Coast - a former French colony on the western edge of West Africa
Luxembourg - the Grande Duchy between Belgium and Germany
Monaco - the chic principality of Princess Grace
Morocco - across the Mediterranean from Gibraltar
Senegal - another old French colony in Western Africa
Switzerland - Geneva, Lac LeMans and the suisse romande
Tunisia - between Libya and Algeria on the shores of the Mediterranean
Zaire - the old Belgium Cango |
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Algeria
is situated with the Mediterranean Sea is to the north of Algeria, while Tunisia, Libya, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Western Sahara and Morocco all share borders with Algeria. Algeria is the African continent's second largest country. The Tell Atlas mountains are heavily forested and are the home to many wild animals. |

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Belgium
- a population dense country,
encompassing 11,784 square miles [30,527 square kilometers] and is about the size of the American state of Maryland, but its coastline stretches only forty miles. It is bordered by the North Sea [the Channel] to the north, the Netherlands to the north east, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast and France to the west. |

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Canada [Québec] a Canadian province bordered on the southeast by the United States and New Brunswick, on it's southwest by Ontario, on it's west and north by Hudson Bay, on it's Northeast by Newfoundland. It has an area of 1,700,000 sq. km, and is three times as large as France. Northern Québec is sparsely populated, and most Québecers live near the shores of the Saint Lawrence River |

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France
- it's northwest border is situated on the English Channel [south of England], it's western border is on the Atlantic ocean, and to the south borders Spain, with it's north-east and eastern borders neighboring Belgium, Luxembourg,
Switzerland, Italy and Germany. Metropolitan France is divided into 21 regions, by the French government, plus the Territoire Régional for Corsica and Outre-Mer.
Click on a France Region below for more information. |

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Ivory Coast
is in Western Africa, and borders on the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia. Bordering countries are Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali. A total land area of 318,000 sq km, it's natural resources are petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, natural minerals and hydropower. Most inhabitants live along the sandy coastal region; apart from the capital area. |

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Luxembourg
is a small W. European country of 998 square miles [2586 square kilometers]. This is about one twelfth the size of neighboring Belgium. Luxembourg City is the capital with a population of 80,000. The population of the whole country is in the neighborhood or 450,000, of which only about 10% are rural. Luxembourg is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east and France to the south. |

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Monaco
is the second smallest country in the world, only 0.7 square miles, tucked in between the Mediterranean Sea and France. Monte Carlo is the principal city. Half of the residents of Monaco are French with many Americans, Italians, British and Belgians and "Monégasques" comprising the other half. Museums, gardens, the royal palace, the two casinos are tourist attractions, and the annual car racing event - the Monaco Grand Prix. |

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Morocco
is located in northeastern Africa with the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Morocco has many miles of beaches. The Sahara desert is to the south and the Atlas Mountains run in a north-south line through the center of the country. Morocco has a constitutional monarchy with a king, and Rabat is the capital. Casablanca is another large city. |

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Senegal
is located in Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania, and bordering the countries of Gambia , Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali and Mauritania. With a land area of 192,000 sq km. |

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Switzerland
is east of France, north of Italy and south of Germany. The Alpes and the Jura Mountains cover half of the country. The League of Nations had headquarters in Switzerland and many United Nations agencies are located in Geneva, the principal city. One fifth of the people living in Switzerland are foreign-born. French, Italian and German are all official languages of Switzerland. |

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Tunisia [Tunisian Republic] is located in Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya. It has a land area of 155,360 sq km. It's natural resources include petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt. Arabic and French are the official languages [French is the language used in commerce]. |

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Zaire
- the Democratic Republic of the Congo is located in Central Africa, northeast of Angola. Bordering Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. It has a land area is 2,267,600 sq km. With natural resources of cobalt, copper, cadmium, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, germanium, uranium, radium, bauxite, iron ore, coal, hydropower, timber |

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