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___MASK51___ , officially the French Republic , is a country with territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories . The European , or metropolitan , area ___MASK82___ ___MASK51___ extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea , and from the Rhine to the ___MASK92___ . Overseas ___MASK51___ include French Guiana on the South American continent and several island territories in the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian oceans . ___MASK51___ spans and had a total population ___MASK82___ almost 67 million people as ___MASK82___ January 2017 . It is a unitary semi - presidential republic with the capital in Paris , the country ' s largest city and main cultural and commercial centre . Other major urban centres include Marseille , Lyon , Lille , Nice , Toulouse and Bordeaux . ___MASK4___ ( French : ) is the capital and ___MASK23___ populous city ___MASK82___ France . It has an area ___MASK82___ and a population in 2013 ___MASK82___ 2 , 229 , 621 within its administrative limits . The city is both a commune and department , and forms the centre and headquarters ___MASK82___ the Île - de - France , or ___MASK4___ Region , which has an area ___MASK82___ and a population in 2014 ___MASK82___ 12 , 005 , 077 , comprising 18 . 2 percent ___MASK82___ the population ___MASK82___ France . Jordan ('), officially The Hashemite Kingdom ___MASK82___ Jordan ('), is an Arab kingdom in Western Asia , on the East Bank ___MASK82___ the Jordan River . Jordan is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the east and south , Iraq to the north - east , Syria to the north , Israel , ___MASK53___ and the Dead Sea to the west and the Red Sea in its extreme south - west . Jordan is strategically located at the crossroads ___MASK82___ Asia , Africa and Europe . The capital , Amman , is Jordan ' s most populous city as well as the country ' s economic , political and cultural centre . Achiam ( born Ahiam Shoshany ; February 10 , 1916 -- March 26 , 2005 ) was a Franco - Israeli sculptor who worked around ___MASK4___ after 1947 . His work consists largely ___MASK82___ direct carvings in stone and wood -- very plain , pure forms , mostly figurative . Israel , officially known as the State ___MASK82___ Israel , is a country in the Middle East , on the southeastern shore ___MASK82___ the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore ___MASK82___ the Red Sea . It has land borders with Lebanon to the north , Syria to the northeast , Jordan on the east , the Palestinian territories ___MASK82___ the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the east and west , respectively , and Egypt to the southwest . The country contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area . Israel ' s financial and technology center is Tel Aviv , while its seat ___MASK82___ government and proclaimed capital is Jerusalem , although the state ' s sovereignty over the city ___MASK82___ Jerusalem is internationally unrecognized . Île - de - ___MASK51___ (, , " ___MASK5___ ___MASK82___ ___MASK51___ "), also known as the " région parisienne " (" Parisian Region "; see Etymology ), is one ___MASK82___ the 18 regions ___MASK82___ ___MASK51___ , and includes the city ___MASK82___ Paris . It covers 12012 square kilometers ( 4638 square miles ), and has its own regional council and president . It has a population ___MASK82___ 12 , 005 , 077 as ___MASK82___ January 2014 , or 18 . 2 percent ___MASK82___ the population ___MASK82___ ___MASK51___ .