France is located in Western Europe and has widely diversified resources of industry and agriculture. The Second Empire under Napoleon III succeeded the Second Republic in 1852 and lasted until the Franco-Prussian war of 1870. The Third Republic was formed in 1870 and lasted until World War II. A four-year period of Nazi occupation followed. After the Allied victory in 1945, a new constitution established the Fourth Republic. Area: 212,973 square miles. Capital: Paris.
Monetary System: 100 Centimes = 1 Franc.
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