France

=* France* =



*Facts*

 * French literature is very popular and well known. Charles Perrault was one of France’s most influential children’s writers. He wrote books such as Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Puss in Boots.
 * It is estimated that there are between 200,000 and 1 million illegal immigrants in France
 * In 2004, only 68.8% of French people aged 15-64 were working. This is a major contributor to the relatively low GDP per capita in France compared with the United States.
 * The most popular sports in France are football (soccer), rugby league and rugby union. Handball and basketball are also popular in many parts of France. Well known sporting events held annually in France are the Tour de France (the best known road bicycle race in the world) and the French Open (one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments.
 * France has the most extensive railway system in Western Europe. High speed trains traveling at up to 320 km/h (200mph) are used by commercial rail companies.

__*Country Basics* __
=**//__What does your flag look like (put a picture here)? __//**= =**//__What is your economy like? They have a stable economy, the government is not spending as much money for themselves as they are for the people that are living in France.How stable is your country? (Look at the failed states index to get this data, website #5) it one if the most stable country in the economy. __//**= =#7 for this one) = __//**
 * =====What is the official name of your country? France =====
 * =====What continent is your country on? Europe =====
 * =====What is the capital? Paris =====
 * =====4 What is the geography of your country (water, desert, mountains)? There is a lot of water.it is on the side of the country. =====
 * ===== <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">What is the size of your country? 643,801 sq km; 551,500 sq km =====
 * =====<span style="background-color: #5286ef; color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 16px;">What are the major language(s) spoken in your country? French =====
 * ===== <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">What is the climate of your country? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11px;">generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral =====
 * ===== <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">What type of government does your country have? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11px;"> republic =====
 * ===== <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">What is the name of your country’s leader? President Nicolas SARKOZY =====
 * =**//__ <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">What is the population of your country? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11px;">65,312,249 (July 2011 est.) __//**=
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 * =====<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #19de12; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> . Give a brief history of your country. Include at least 5 major events in your country’s France today is one of the most modern countries in the world During the reign of Louis XIV, (1643-1715), France was the dominant power in Europe. But overly ambitious projects and military campaigns of Louis and his successors led to chronic financial problems in the 18th century.The German occupation proved quite costly, however, as a full one-half of France's public sector revenue was appropriated by Germany. After 4 years of occupation and strife, Allied forces liberated France in 1944. A bitter legacy carries over to the present day. France emerged from World War II to face a series of new problems. After a short period of provisional government initially led by Gen. Charles de Gaulle, the Fourth Republic was set up by a new constitution and established as a parliamentary form of government controlled by a series of coalitions. in an occasion marking the first time in the 20th century that the people of France went to the polls to elect a president by direct ballot, de Gaulle won re-election with a 55% share of the vote, defeating Francois Mitterrand. In April 1969, President de Gaulle's government conducted a national referendum on the creation of 21 regions with limited political powers. Current President Jacques Chirac assumed office May 17, 1995, after a campaign focused on the need to combat France's stubbornly high unemployment rate. The center of domestic attention soon shifted, however, to the economic reform and belt-tightening measures required for France to meet the criteria for Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) laid out by the Maastricht Treaty. In late 1995, France experienced its worst labor unrest in at least a decade, as employees protested government cutbacks. On the foreign and security policy front, Chirac took a more assertive approach to protecting French peacekeepers in the former Yugoslavia and helped promote the peace accords negotiated in Dayton and signed in Paris in December 1995. The French have been one of the strongest supporters of NATO and EU policy in Kosovo and the Balkans. =====

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//<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 29px;">What religions are practiced? Is there an official religion? What are the percentages? // //<span style="background-color: #ff00ff; color: #a21dc3; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4% there is no official religion. //

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__<span style="color: #f21c57; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">1 ) Why would you like to go to France. __

__<span style="color: #f21c57; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">2 ) What kind of Relationships Do people have in France Romantic. __

__<span style="color: #f21c57; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">4 ) How Do people get divorce in France? __

__<span style="color: #f21c57; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">5 ) How do people Get Married France . __

__<span style="color: #f21c57; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">6 ) What kind of cars do people have in France . __

__<span style="color: #f21c57; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">7) What is the size of your country? __

__<span style="color: #f21c57; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">8 ) What is the name of your country’s leader? __

__<span style="color: #f21c57; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">9) What is the capital? __

__<span style="color: #f21c57; font-family: impact,charcoal,sans-serif;">10) What continent is your country on? __

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