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Metropolitan France shares a physical border with:

Belgium (northeast)

Germany (east)

Italy (southeast)

Luxembourg (east, northeast)

Spain (southwest)

Switzerland (east, southeast)

Andorra (south)

Monaco (southeast)

French Guiana (an overseas department of France in South America) shares a physical border with:

Brazil (south, east)

Suriname (west)

At the north of Metropolitan France, across the English Channel, lies the United Kingdom; the closest point is at The Straight of Dover (between Dover, UK and Calais, France) a distance of 18.2 nautical miles (33.7 km, 20.9 miles).

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The Pas-de-Calais department, Nord-Pas-de-Calais region is closest to England.

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