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A list of Citizendium articles, and planned articles, about France.
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  • Europe [r]: Sixth largest continent; area 10,000,000 km2; pop. 720,000,000 [e]

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International relations

Politics

Culture

Military

First World War

Second World War

Postcolonial

Cold War

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  • Francophobia [r]: Hostility toward or distrust of French people, French culture, and/or France in general. [e]
  • Francoprovençal language [r]: Romance language spoken in central eastern France, western Switzerland and northwestern Italy. [e]

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A list of Citizendium articles, and planned articles, about France.
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