. Europe and other continents . Fig. valley on the French side of the Fig. 154. FRANCE 223 range from six thousand to ten thousand feet in height— separate France from Spain; and notice what a barrierthe lofty Alps form along the Italian and Swiss bounda-ries. Even north of the Alps, a part of the boundary isformed by high-lands. While theinhabitants werethus protectedfrom invasion,there were fewbarriers withinFrance itself thatkept them was not diffi-cult, therefore, tobring them underone rule. Monaco in thesoutheast, and An-dorra in the Pyre-nees (p. 240), arethe on
. Europe and other continents . Fig. valley on the French side of the Fig. 154. FRANCE 223 range from six thousand to ten thousand feet in height— separate France from Spain; and notice what a barrierthe lofty Alps form along the Italian and Swiss bounda-ries. Even north of the Alps, a part of the boundary isformed by high-lands. While theinhabitants werethus protectedfrom invasion,there were fewbarriers withinFrance itself thatkept them was not diffi-cult, therefore, tobring them underone rule. Monaco in thesoutheast, and An-dorra in the Pyre-nees (p. 240), arethe only excep-tions. The princi-pality of Monaco,only eight squaremiles in area, isa noted winter re-sort because of the fine climate. Its revenue is obtained from the gambling tablesat Monte Carlo. Owing partly to the close union of the people, Francehas at several periods approached first rank amongEuropean nations. Indeed, at the beginning of the last
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