France is a semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and economic centre. Metropolitan France was settled during the Iron Age by Celtic tribes known as Gauls before Rome annexed the area in 51 BC, leading to a distinct Gallo-Roman culture. More @Wikipedia
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