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Which country shares a land border with metropolitan France?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Resident card no. 150
Quel pays a une frontière terrestre avec la France métropolitaine ?
Which country shares a land border with metropolitan France?
Answer. Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Andorra or Monaco.
La Belgique, le Luxembourg, l'Allemagne, la Suisse, l'Italie, l'Espagne, Andorre ou Monaco.
In Europe, France has a land border with 8 countries. The United Kingdom and Portugal are not among them.
The official text that proves it
« En Europe, la France partage des frontières terrestres avec 8 pays : la Belgique, le Luxembourg, l’Allemagne, la Suisse, l’Italie et l’Espagne, ainsi que les principautés d’Andorre et de Monaco. »
In Europe, France shares land borders with 8 countries, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Spain, as well as the principalities of Andorra and Monaco.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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