Name: 地理の今!フランス (Geography Now! France)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T07:05:05.000Z
Duration: 16 min 51 s
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So, I guess I should like, 
honor my heritage or something.

♫ It's time to learn Geography! ♫ NOW!

Ahhh, France. Pretty much everybody 
on the planet has heard of this place.

I mean, immediately, images of wine, cafés, 
embellished 18th century Baroque architecture,

and people who really hate 
globalization of the English language.

But take a step back even further 
and France becomes a place with

jaguars, coconuts, volcanoes, penguins, grass skirts, 
war dances, bamboo flutes, witch doctors,

and a multifaceted history, that is evolved 
into a people group into becoming

one of the most notable nations on the planet.

The first thing you need to know about 
France is that it's not just European,

but a trans-continental country that 
spans across twelve time zones.

More then any other country in the world.

France is kinda divided into two main parts:

The European Metropolitan France, 
where about 95% of the population lives

and the overseas French regions, 
departments and territories,

otherwise known as "départements et 
territoires d'outre-mer" or "DOM-TOM".

Before we tell you what they are, let's 
explain the difference between them.

Regions have exactly the same 
legal status as mainland France

in the same civil penal code and 
administrative social tax laws.

However, they can be slightly adapted 
to suit the region's particular needs.

In collectivities, the autonomy rises and 
they are empowered to make their own laws

except in certain areas like defense, 
currency, trade and diplomacy.

The overseas regions are Guadeloupe 
and Martinique in the Caribbean.

French Guiana in South America, 
which by the way, has the Kuro Space center,

disputably the best in the world because it 
adds an extra gravitational slingshot effect

because it's so close to the equator of the earth,

and Réunion and Mayotte off the coast of East Africa.

The overseas collectivities are French Polynesia. 
(you've probably heard of Tahiti,

that's French Polynesia) as well as 
Wallis and Futuna in the Pacific,

Saint Pierre and Miquelon, right off the coast of Canada,

Saint Barthelemy and Saint Martin, which is the only place in France that has a border with the Netherlands

as the Dutch own the southern part of the island, located all in the Caribbean.

The only islands that lie under 
the title of "overseas territories" are

the French Southern and Antarctic Islands, or the TAAF.

These islands are made up of the Kerguelen islands, 
the Saint Paul and Amsterdam islands.

(you can probably guess who used to own those),

the Crozet islands, and Adélie Land,
the claimed slice of Antarctica

that is technically not recognized 
thanks to the Antarctic Treaty.

And as of 2007, the scattered islands in the 
Indian Ocean, remember the Comoros episode,

were added to make the fifth district of the territory.

Even though half of them are disputed 
with Comoros, Seychelles and Mauritius.

These islands are mostly uninhabited and only 
house temporary military or scientific personnel.

Finally, France administers two 
special territories that don't quite

fall into any of the previously mentioned categories.

There's the uninhabited Clipperton island off the coast 
of Mexico which has a crazy murder story behind it.

And last but not least, there's New Caledonia,

which has a special particular status out of 
the French administered overseas territories.

New Caledonia is the only one that's vying 
for a, kind of, somewhat independence

as the political power was passed 
to the native Kanak peoples.

There is a weird dual, French, EU and 
New Caledonian citizenship thing going on.

And in 2018, they will hold a referendum 
to either remain or leave France.

And thanks to all these territories, 
they together give France

the second largest executive economic zone in the world, after the US.

Okay, now let's go back to Metropolitan Europe France.

The country is located in Western Europe, 
bordered by eight other nation states.

Along the coast by the English Channel and 
the Bay of Biscay in the north and west,

as well as the Mediterranean sea to the south.

Mainland France is sometimes 
referred to as the "hexagon"

since if you tilt your head a little bit, 
it kinda looks like it has six sides.

Quite frankly, I was always under the impression 
that it kinda looked like a teapot with feet.

Mainland France is also divided into 
thirteen regions, including Corsica island,

eighteen all together if you 
include the overseas regions.

With the capital, largest city as well as the 
main cultural and commercial center: Paris.

We could talk on and on about Paris, what with 
the unbelievably designed metropolitan layout,

the juxtaposition of classically adorned historical 
sights along neo-contemporary architecture,

♪ Au soleil, sous la pluie,
A midi ou à minuit ♪

♪ Il y a tout ce que vous voulez aux Champs-Elysées. ♪

But that in itself would take too long and 
we've got to get through three more segments.

The busiest airports are the two Paris twins:

Charles de Gaulle and Orly International,
as well as Nice Côte d’Azur.

And the second and third largest cities: Lyon Saint-Exupéry and Marseille Provence International.

At around 643,000 km², France 
is the largest country in the EU.

The interesting thing about France is 
that it's kinda divided into areas

that historically had their own distinct cultural identity.

Occitania, Savoy , Brittany, Normandie, 
Alsace, a section of the Basque country,

Nice and the island of Corsica which speaks its own dialect that most French people can't even understand.

These regions contribute their own 
unique piece of the French pie.

Speaking of pie, we all know about French food. Which is great because we're gonna discuss more about it in:

If you look at France's physical makeup, 
you start to kinda understand

why food plays such a huge role in their culture.

Everything just kinda works out perfectly for them.

For Metropolitan France, big, rich, nourishing 
rivers and their tributaries like the:

Garonne, Dordogne, Loire, Seine, Meuse and Rhone

entangle the entire country, north to south, east to west.

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