Cook Countyâs deeply flawed assessment system is a source of vexation for many commercial property owners, said Elizabeth Holland, CEO of the Chicago-based commercial real estate company Abbell Associates, which owns property all over the Midwest.
France spans 643,801 square kilometres (248,573 sq mi) and has a total population of 66.7 million. It is a unitary semi-presidential republic with the capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre.
The bodies of water that border France are the Mediterranean Sea to the southeast, the Bay of Biscay to the west and the English Channel to the northwest. When including overseas territories, France also shares a border with Suriname, the Netherlands and Brazil. The shortest border is between France and Monaco and is 2.73 miles long. The longest border of continental France is with Spain, measuring a little over 387 miles long. Learn more about France.