France (Differently)

France, officially the French Republic is a country in Europe. It borders Spain and Andorra to the southwest, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Germany to the northwest, and Switzerland, Italy and Monaco to the southeast. It is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, the North Sea on the northwest and the Mediterranean Sea on the southeast. Of France's eighteen regions, five are overseas departments, the largest of which being French Guiana in South America.

History
In ancient times, the region of present-day France was the territory of the Gauls, a Celtic people. They were conquered by the Romans in 51 BC. The French language developed in the period of Roman occupation. In 476, the Germanic Franks arrived and formed the Kingdom of France. France won the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453) and became a major European power since then, establishing a global colonial Empire during the Renaissance. By the 17th century, it was the dominant power in Europe. The French absolute monarchy was overthrown by republicans in the French Revolution in the 1790s. Napoleon, an ambitious military leader, re-established the French Empire in the early 19th century and led the Napoleonic Wars, which France lost. French was a major member of the victorious Quadruple Entente in the Great War. Most French colonies became independent in the 1960s.