France


 * media type="youtube" key="R0oXNibS--w" width="560" height="315"media type="youtube" key="qoX798oUsf8" width="560" height="315"Fast Facts about France **
 * Population: ** 64 million
 * Varieties of cheese: ** more than 500


 * Border countries: ** [|Andorra], [|Belgium] , [|Germany] , [|Italy] , [|Luxembourg] , [|Monaco] , [|Spain] , [|Switzerland]


 * Annual alcohol consumption (per person over 15 years): ** wine 78.9L, beer 41L, cider 6.9L, spirits 9.1L
 * Inventions: ** braille, bikini, digital calculator, hot air balloon, scuba equipment, stethoscope, parachute, sewing machine, guillotine
 * Guinness World Record: ** Charles de Gaulle survived more assassination attempts (32) than anyone else in the world
 * French balls: ** traditional ball games include //pétanque// and the more formal boules (which has a 70-page rule book); both are forms of bowls

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