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Nationality (Adjective) French

Language French

Area 543.965 km²

Population 64.700.000

Annual population growth rate 0.5%

Ethnic groupsCeltic, Latin, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, Basque minorities

Education 10 years compulsory

 They also wear white shirts and blue striped sca

rf at the neck binding.

Is very common that men and women use berets

Since 1000 years ago the most popullar music is the gregorian chant.The most popular French musicians or singers now a days are Edith Piaf, Dalida, Charles Aznavour, Gilbert Becaud and Serge Gainsbourg. The most listened music in France is POP, some of the those musicians are Rihanna and The Black Eyed Peas.

MUSIC

Country names: Conventional Form Local Form

Long Form French Republic Republique Francaise

Short Form France France

National holiday:Taking of the

Bastille, 14 July 1789

Constitution:28 September 1958

Suffrage:18 years old

Capital:ParisType of

Government:Republic Administrative

regions:22

Branches

Executive Branch Legislative Branch Judicial Branch

Chief of State(President)

Head of Government

Cabinet

Parliament

Senate321 seats

- 296 Metropolitan France- 13 Overseas departments

and territories- 12 French nationals

abroad(members are indirectly elected to serve 9 years)

National Assembly577 seats

- depend of each election the % of seats by party

(members are elected by popular vote to serve 5

years)

Court of Cassation(Civil and Criminal Law)

Council of State(Administrative Court)

Constitucional Council(Constitucional Law)

Centre

Limousin

Pays de la Loire

Bretagne

Basse Normandie

Bourgogne

Auvergne

Midi-Pyrenees

Aquitane

Rhoné-Alpes

Franche Comte

Lorraine

Picardie

Haut

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rman

dieChampagne

Ardenne

Lle de France

Poitou Charentes

Languedoc

Roussillon

Provence Alpes-Cote d'Azur

Alsa

ce

Corse

Nord Pas de Calais

France Natural Resources

GDP: $26.600.000.000.000GDP by sector (2002)

Agriculture: 3%Services: 72%Industry: 25%

72%

3%

25%

72%

25%

3%

Labor Force: 25.400.000Labor Force by sector (2009)

Agriculture 3% Services 75%Industry 22%

5%

26%

69%

75%

22%

3%

Production

Agriculture Services Industry

Grains(Wheat, barley and corn)

Wines and Spirits

Daily Prooducts(sugar beets, oilseeds,

meat, fruit and vegetables)

AircraftsElectronics

TransportationTextilesClothing

Food ProcessingChemicals Machinery

AutomobilesMetalurgy

Services to companies and individuals,

financial and real estate activities,

tourism and transportation

Electricity

Production (1998)480,972 GWh

Consumption: 389,254 GWh Exports: 62,000 GWh

Fossil fuel: 10.77%Hydro: 12.45%

Nuclear: 76.24%Other: 0.54% (1998)

Exports & Imports

4,500

4,600

4,700

4,800

4,900

5,000

5,100

5,200

5,300

5,400

5,500

Exports Imports

Bill

ion

Exports and Imports in 2009

Principal Trading Partners:Imports: Germany, Spain, USA, United Kingdom, Japan and NetherlandsExports: Germany, Spain, USA, United Kingdom, Japan and Netherlands

Buddhist1%

Other1%

Jewish2%

Protestant2%Muslim

6%

Atheist33%

Catholic55%

The most popular individual sports played in France are the Tour De France: the most prestigious cyclist tour, celebrated on June, annually since 1903. The other one is the Roland Garros , the second ATP Grand Slam tournament played in the year. The best appearance of France in the Olympic games was in 1900 in Paris.

SPORTS

The most important team sports in France are football and rugby. The French Football Federation is one of the best national football team in the hole world. In the year 1998 the team led by Zinedine Zidane won the world cup and in 2006 they lost final. Rugby takes a very important role in French culture. The French national rugby team is one of the bests, with the same amount of world cups as Engalnd.

Crème fraîcheis a very known dessert it need strawberries and cream.

A very popular food in France are French fries, Pork and the most famous dessert plateis cream.

Pork

Member of the group Sources

Agustina SanchezY Josefina Beisso(Religion, Clothes and Food)

Julio Morero(Economy and government)

Internet sources:Government: http://www.photius.com/wfb1999/france/france_government.html Economy: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3842.htmhttp://www.bonjourlafrance.com/france-facts/economy-of-france.htm Program sources: Biblioteca de Consulta Encarta 2005

Nicolás Freyer(Sports and music)