France officially the French Republic is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various overseas islands and territories located in other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Ocean. Its main ideals are expressed in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.Paris is the Capital of France. Some popular cities of France are Aix-en-Provence, Amiens, Angers, Arles, Avignon, Bordeaux, Brest, Calais & Cannes.
France is a first-class centre for scientific and technological innovation. It owes this standing to its research capacity and its many achievements in such fields as aerospace, transportation, electronics, telecommunications, chemistry, biotechnology, health and mathematics, successes confirmed by the number of French winners of the Fields Medal.More than 20% of France's national budget goes to education. The French government supports public institutions of higher education, including the universities, thereby lowering the cost of education to each student by approximately 10,000 euros per year. Public support keeps tuition levels in France among the lowest in the world, while assuring the quality and integrity of degree programs.
