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My friend is from France. She is eleven years old. Same as me.

This is the Millau Viaduct in France. A friend of mine drives this viaduct to school.

France is the largest country in the European Union. France is the most popular tourist destination in the world. France has won the most Nobel Prize in Literature. The highest mountain in Europe is Mont Blanc in the French Alps. France is McDonald's most profitable market outside the United States.

The flag of France known as Le Drapeau Tricolore consists of three vertical stripes colored blue, white and red. The flag was officially introduced on March 5, 1848. Red and blue are the colors of Paris, white does not symbolize surrender, but the color of the previous royal flag.

Liberté, égalité, fraternité is the national motto of France. (Liberté, égalité, fraternité - Freedom, Equality, Fraternity).

France is also the largest wine producer in the world, and this is where the most expensive wines come from. In France, water in restaurants and bars is free.

Soon after the Eiffle Tower was built, they wanted to dismantle it and sell it for scrap... And now it is painted evenly every 7 years.

The Paris Metro is over 220 kilometers long and has over 300 stations. It consists of 16 lines - 14 basic ones and two bis lines (there will be 20 by 2030). The Paris metro was designed and put into operation for the first time for the world exhibition in 1900.

Notre Dame Cathedral is the most famous monument in France. This cathedral was made in the Gothic style. On April 15, 2019, a fire broke out. Currently, the Cathedral is not open to the public.

The Eiffel Tower is close to my friend's school.

France is famous for baguettes, wine and cheese.

France is famous for its baguettes. A baguette is known as a Parisian roll, it is about a meter long roll made of flour, water, yeast and salt. Baguettes were known in France in the nineteenth century, but the times of their greatest popularity fall in the interwar period.

More than 400 types of cheese are produced in this country! According to the French, each good meal should be crowned with a piece of delicious cheese.

France is one of the largest exporters of luxury products. France is famous for the best fashion designers, fashion shows are organized there.