France la An Introduction to the Country and its Geography, People, Government, & Economy
Fill out your notes with the following PowerPoint Presentation.
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.