| Climate France :
| generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral
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| Terrain France :
| mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west; remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps in east
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| Elevation extremes lowest France :
| Rhone River delta -2 m
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| Elevation extremes highest France :
| Mont Blanc 4,807 m
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| Natural resources France :
| coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorospar, gypsum, timber, fish
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| Land use arableland France :
| 33,53%
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| Irrigated land France :
| 20,000 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards France :
| flooding; avalanches; midwinter windstorms; drought; forest fires in south near the Mediterranean
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| Environment current issues France :
| some forest damage from acid rain; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution from urban wastes, agricultural runoff
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| Geography note France :
| largest West European nation
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