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France la An Introduction to the Country and its Geography, People, Government, & Economy

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General Information

capital: Paris

language: le français

official name: la République française

official nicknames: la belle France (beautiful France)

official nicknames: la douce France (sweet France)

official animal: le coq (rooster)

national anthem: la Marseillaise

Liberté! Égalité! Fraternité! national motto: Liberté! Égalité! Fraternité!

national holiday:

flag: le tricolore

required ages: voting: 18 driving: 18 drinking: 16***

Government

parliamentary democracy (the 5th Republic) Form of government: parliamentary democracy (the 5th Republic)

Head of State: Président serves a 5-year term

Head of State: Current Président Emmanuel Macron

Premier Ministre (Prime Minister) Head of government: Premier Ministre (Prime Minister) Édouard Philippe

Prime Minister and President each have executive powers.

France has a parliament of two houses… Legislative: France has a parliament of two houses…

l’Assemblée Nationale (National Assembly) Legislative: l’Assemblée Nationale (National Assembly) le Sénat (Senate)

Judiciary: Court of Cassation (highest court)

Political Divisions: 22 régions

Political Divisions 2016: 13 regions!

Political Divisions: 96 départements

People

Population: 66,000,000

EthNic groups: 93% French 7% Immigrants

Major Religions: 85% Roman Catholic 10% Muslim 2% Protestant 1% Jewish

Economy

France has the 6th largest economy in the world.

France’s basic unit of money is the: euro

Agricultural Products: wine (grapes) cheese (dairy) beef wheat

Manufacturing Products: cars chemicals steel aircraft

Land & Climate

Location: Western Europe

Coastlines: la Manche English Channel Atlantic Ocean Mediterranean Sea

Geographical Nickname: l’hexagone

Borders: Luxembourg Belgique Allemagne Suisse Italie Espagne

separate France from Spain mountains: les Pyrénées separate France from Spain

separate France from Italy mountains: les Alpes separate France from Italy

separate France from Germany mountains: les Vosges separate France from Germany

separates France from Switzerland mountains: le Jura separates France from Switzerland

located in south-central France mountains: le Massif Central located in south-central France

Rivers: Seine Rhin Loire Rhône Garonne

the most navigable and important river! Rivers: la Seine flows from central France through Paris to Normandy and empties into English Channel the most navigable and important river!

Rivers: la Loire rises in Massif Central and flows to the Atlantic Ocean the longest river! famous for its chateaux (castles)

Rivers: la Garonne rises in the Pyrénées mountains and flows through city of Bordeaux to the Atlantic Ocean

dams are important source of hydroelectric power Rivers: le Rhône rises in Switzerland and joins the Saone River at Lyon and flows south to the Mediterranean dams are important source of hydroelectric power

this river forms the border between France and Germany Rivers: le Rhîn this river forms the border between France and Germany

Area (size): Texas 210,026 square miles approximately equal in size to the U.S. state of: Texas France is the biggest country in area of E.U.