The Niger River (/ËnaÉªdÊÉr/ NY-jÉr; French : (le) fleuve Niger, [(lÉ) floev flÅv]) niÊÉÊ is the principal river of Western, africa extending 4,180 4180 (2,600 2600). Mi its drainage basin 2,117,700 2117700 km (817,600 817600 sq) mi in. area
Lying to the west of Antibes, Cannes is the other main city of the French Riviera: Cannes is of course most famous for its annual Film Festival, which after the Hollywood Oscars ceremony is the biggest annual event in the world of film.
France has been the world's most popular tourist destination for over twenty years (83 million visits in 2012). Metropolitan France is in Western Europe sharing borders with Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany to the northeast, Switzerland to the east, Italy to the south-east. Spain and the small country of Andorra are to the south-west, across the Pyrenees mountain range.