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

2. Fill out your notes with the following PowerPoint Presentation.

3. General Information

4. capital:
Paris

6. language: le
français

7. official name:
la République
française

8. official nicknames: la
belle France
(beautiful France)

9. official nicknames:
la douce France
(sweet France)

10. official animal:
le coq
(rooster)

11. national anthem: la
Marseillaise

12. Liberté! Égalité! Fraternité!
national motto:
Liberté! Égalité! Fraternité!

13. national holiday:

14. flag:
le tricolore

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

16. Government

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

18. Head of State:
Président
serves a 5-year term

19. Head of State:
Current Président
Emmanuel Macron

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

21. Prime Minister and President each have executive powers.

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

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

24. Judiciary:
Court of Cassation (highest court)

25. Political Divisions:
22 régions

26. Political Divisions 2016:
13 regions!

27. Political Divisions:
96 départements

28. People

29. Population:
66,000,000

30. EthNic groups:
93% French 7% Immigrants

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

32. Economy

33. France has the 6th largest economy in the world.

34. France’s basic unit of money is the:
euro

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

37. Manufacturing Products:
cars
chemicals
steel
aircraft

38. Land & Climate

39. Location:
Western
Europe

40. Coastlines:
la Manche
English Channel
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea

41. Geographical Nickname:
l’hexagone

42. Borders:
Luxembourg
Belgique
Allemagne
Suisse
Italie
Espagne

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

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

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

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

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

48. Rivers:
Seine
Rhin
Loire
Rhône
Garonne

49. 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!

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

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

52. 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

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

54. 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.