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Which of these countries shares land borders with 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. 158
Lequel de ces pays partage des frontières terrestres avec la France ?
Which of these countries shares land borders with 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.
France has a land border with 8 countries in Europe. Thanks to French Guiana, it also borders Brazil and Suriname. On the island of Saint Martin, in the Antilles, it borders the Netherlands.
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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