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France
Capital: Paris
- France is the world's leading tourist destination, with 102 million foreign visitors in 2025. It also has 54 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
- Mont-Saint-Michel is a tidal island off Normandy where the difference between high and low tide can reach about 14 metres. It was inscribed as a UNESCO site in 1979.
- The Pont du Gard is about 48.8 metres tall, with three tiers of arches. Its construction is dated to about AD 40 to 60.
- The Louvre opened as a museum in 1793 and displays about 38,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century. It drew 9 million visitors in 2025.