COUNTRY

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1. surface of the country	640 053 km2
2. name of border countries and seas	Border countries: Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland Seas: the English Channel, the North Sea,the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean sea
3. number of inhabitants	62 150 775 in July 2008
4. population density	114/km2 in 2008
5. number of regions	22 metropolitan regions and 4 overseas regions
6. height of the highest mountain	The Mont Blanc: 4 810 m
7. percentage of urban population	77%
8. name of the capital	Paris
9. number of inhabitants in the capital	2 167 994 in 2006
10. number of inhabitants in the parisian area	9 644 507 in 1999
11. currency used	The Euro

Gwénaëlle, Guillaume, Benjamin, Elie, Kimberley, Ayse