10 interesting things about France - the current World Cup champion

PageBuzzfeedhas listed things that many people may not know about France.

France in English is France and comes from the word Franks, meaning "free".

France has 12 time zones, also the country with the most time zones in the world because its territory stretches in many places, some islands are located in the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean and South America.

In France, chicken eggs are brown while in most other countries they are white. This is because the French use different breeds of hens.

Although France abolished the monarchy, in practice there were still kings in France's overseas territories. These kings were paid by France and had authority over the territories they ruled.

France is the only country in Europe whose army still keeps pigeons. They are kept in the Valérieur Mountains, near Paris. These birds are used to carry messages during major national disasters.

In 1940, France and Britain planned to merge to fight against Germany. In this project, the French and British planned to have the same nationality and the same parliament.

France has the second largest sea surface area in the world, with 11 million km², after the US.

France has the most roundabouts in the world, accounting for more than half of the world's total with 30,000.

France is the country with the most Nobel Prizes in Literature, with 15.

In France, there is a law that prohibits people from naming their pigs Napoleon.