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Country Profile

Capital City: Paris

Local Time: UTC +1h

Geography:
Location: Central western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain.
Area: 551,670 sq. km. (220,668 sq. mi.); largest west European country.
Terrain: Mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west; mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps in east. Border countries: Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland

Climate: 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.

Government:
Type: Republic.
Constitution: The Constitution of 4 October 1958.

People:
Nationality: Adjective--French.
Population: 59.3 million.
Ethnic groups: Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Sub-Saharan African, Indochinese, and Basque minorities.
Religion: Roman Catholic 90%.
Language: French.
Literacy: 99%.

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Currency: Euro (EUR)

Natural resources: Coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorospar, gypsum, timber, fish.

Agriculture products: Wheat, cereals, sugar beets, potatoes, wine grapes; beef, dairy products; fish.

Industries: Machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics; textiles, food processing; tourism

Exports partners: Germany 14.9%, Spain 9.6%, UK 9.4%, Italy 9.3%, Belgium 7.2%, USA 6.8% (2003)

Imports partners: Germany 19.1%, Belgium 9.4%, Italy 9%, Spain 7.4%, Netherlands 7%, UK 7%, USA 5.4% (2003)

Official Sites of France

France

Assemblée nationale

Sénat français

Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication

Service-Public.fr

France Diplomatie - Ministère des Affaires Etrangères

Diplomatic Missions
French Mission to the United Nations

Embassy of France

Directory of French representations abroad (in French)

Embassies and consulates in France

Statistics
INSEE - Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques

Weather
Meteo France

Maps
Map of France

French Newspapers and Magazines
AFP

L'Express

Les Echos

Le Figaro

Le Monde

Le Monde diplomatique

Le Parisien

Libération

Nice-Matin

Paris Match

La Tribune

Arts & Culture
La bibliothèque nationale de France

Centre Georges Pompidou

Chateau de Versailles

Explorateur Culturel

Festival International du Film de Cannes

La Grotte de Lascaux

Jules Verne

The National Library of Public Information (BPI)

Napoléon

French Museums

Réunion des Musées Nationaux

Musée du Louvre

Business & Economy
Banque de France

Bourse de Paris

Assemblee des Chambres francaises de commerce et d'industrie (ACFCI)

CCIP - Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Paris

Transportation Airline
Air France

Aéroports de Paris

Railroad
Eurostar

SNCF

TGV

French products
Cars
Citroën

Peugeot

Renault

Fashion & Cosmetics
Chanel

Christian Dior

Christian Lacroix

ELLE

Jean-Paul Gaultier

Givenchy

Lancôme

Louis Vuitton

Lumière

Prêt à porter Paris

Vouge

Yves Saint Laurent

Wines & Champagne
Château Lafite Rothschild

Château-Margaux

Moët & Chandon

Perrier-Jouët

Piper-Heidsieck

Pommery

Louis Roederer

Ruinart

Taittinger

Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin

Misc
Asterix

Asterix and Obelix Official Site.
Christofle

Danone

Evian

Destination France - A Collection of Travel Guides to France

France Diplomatie - Ministère des Affaires Etrangères

Secretariat d'Etat au Tourisme

French Government Tourist Office

Beyond the French Riviera

France.com

businessriviera.com

ViaFrance

Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau

Metropole Paris

Les Pages de Paris / The Paris Pages

Pariscope

The Eiffel Tower

Education
EduFrance

ENA - École Nationale d'Administration

École Centrale Paris

École Polytechnique

Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris - ESSEC

Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po)

Université de Montpellier

Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne

Université Panthéon-Assas

Le Grandes École online

A list of French Universities

Science & Research
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)

The French Space Agency (CNES)

Sophia Antipolis Science Park

History
France History

Corsica, Corse
Country Guides
Corsica Guide

Go to Corsica

Education
Université de Corse Pascal Paoli

Search
écila

Nomade

Voila
 
Newsgroup of France
Usenet-fr

soc.culture.france

soc.culture.french

 

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