FranceliesintheheartofEuropewithatotalareaof551000squarekilometersandapopulationof57,500,000.FrenchbordersonItaly,SwitzerlandandMonacointheeastandGermany,BelgiumandLuxembourginthenortheastandSpain,AndorraintheSouthwestandEnglandtotheNorthwest.Frenchissymmetricalhexagon.Itsthreesidesarenearseaandthreesidesarenearland.Itsboundarylineis5300kilometersandcoastlineisabout3120kilometers.BasicallyFrenchisaplaincountry.80%ofitsterritoryisplainandhill.Plainlandatanelevationofbelow250metersisabout60%ofitstotalareas.Hillsbetween200to250areabout20%whilemorethan500isabout20%.Theterrainislowinnorthwestandhighinsoutheast.

　　Frenchisthefirsttourismcountryintheworld.Inthisromanticcountry,youcanenjoyfamoussnacksandgrapewine,atthesametimeyoucanalsoenjoybeautifulruralsceneryorsignificantMedievalcastleorthejoyofskiinginsnowcapAlpsoryoumayswimintheattractiveblueseaandfeeltheglamourofthisromanticcapitalwhichisfilledwithculturalandmoderntaste.

　　WhentalkingaboutFrance,wecan’tignorethecultureofFrenchfoodanddrink.ThefoodanddrinkinFranceenjoysalonglastingfameforitslonghistory,variousanddaintykinds,anduniquecharacter.Itscookingskillsarethesecondtononeamongthewesternstylefood,ofwhichtheFrenchfeelproud.MorethanhalfofgreatcooksintheEuropeanfirstclassoflargerestaurantsareFrenchmenFromtheemperorLouisfourteeninthehistoryFrancehasformedanimportantandcontinuouslydevelopingbanquetforeignpolicy.Thesewell-arrangeddelicaciesandcakesarecalledFrenchstylebanquet.Twohundreddishescanbeputonthetableonce.WhattheFrenchmenlikemostaresnailsandfroglegs.Therarestdishesaregooselivers,andthecommonhomedishisfriedbeefsteakwiththreadlikepotato.Intermsofdrink,whattheFrenchlikemostisgrapewine.Whentheyhaveameal,theywillpaymuchattentiontothematchofdaintycakesandwine,suchasmeatwithredgrapewine.fishwithwhitegrapewineandsoon.BesidesFrenchmenarefondofcheeseCheeseswithdifferenttastereachmorethan400.It’sconsumptionquantityranksfirstintheworld,thereforeFrancewasgiventhenameof“KingdomofCheese”.