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 * //__FRANCE__//**


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 * **Major Government of France and the president shares power with the prime minister, (the prime ministers cabnit), and parliment which has a national assembly and a senent.**


 * **Major Religions: Christianity, atheists, large Muslim population (around 8 percent of the total population)Over 80% is nominally Catholic**
 * **Current leader or president:President Nicolas Sarkozy**


 * **Brief history of the country including any important people and major wars:It was settled by the Franks after the retreat of the Romans, who had conquered Celtic Gaul in 58–51 B.C. Charlemagne made it the center of his Empire of the West after A.D. 800. In the Middle Ages France was split into numerous fiefdoms and kingdoms, most of which were incorporated into the royal domain by the time of Louis XI (reigned 1461–1483). Widespread poverty and discontent led to the French Revolution (1789) and the end of the monarchy. The First Republic (1792–1804) was followed by the First Empire (1804–1815) under Napoleon Bonaparte, a period of constitutional monarchy (1814–1848), and a succession of republics broken by the Second Empire (1852–1870) under Louis Napoleon. Much of France was occupied by Germany in World War II."//The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.// Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reservd. "**


 * **Major cultural traditions (holidays/foods etc..):France's national holiday is the Fête Nationale (National Day), celebrated on July 14 in honor of the storming of the Bastille (July 14, 1789) during the French Revolution, and the Fête de la Fédération (July 14, 1790), a day of national reconciliation. Shrove Tuesday, the last day before Lent, with a festival called //Carnaval. A lot of villagescelebrate for their l//ocal patron saints with a festival in July.They also celebrate Christmas, New Years, Easter, Labor Day, and Armistice Day.**
 * **Climate:Metopolitan** **France has a generally temperate climate, with nice summers and cool winters. Because of the country's size and location, there are four regional climates: "Atlantic" along the northern and western sides, "Mediterranean" along the southern side, "continental" in the main inland region, and "alpine" in the Alps. The Mediterranean climate, with its hot summers, is marked by a strong wind known as the Mistral which blows from north to northwest.**
 * **Population: 65,447,374 (2010 estimate)**
 * **Population: 65,447,374 (2010 estimate)**

Kesselman, Mark. "France." //World Book Student.// World Book, 2010. Web. 30 Dec. 2010. ·  www.worldsalaries.org/france.shtml
 * **Geography 260,558 square miles France has territories in the Americas, the Caribbean, the Indian and Pacific Oceans, as well as territory claimed in Antarctica.Fance also has 3,418 miles of coastline. France is surronded to the north and west, //France// is also bordered by the North Sea, English, Channel, and Atlantic Ocean. To the south, it is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea.France has many rivers such as the Seine which flows through Paris; the Rhône which drains into the Mediterranean; and the Garonne and Dordogne drain into the Bay of Biscay.Alps in the southeastern part of the country form the border between France and Italy.**
 * **Major Resources:France's biggest natural resources are farm land and large forests. Over half of the country is covered with good farmland, and around 26% is forested.There is not much oil, and //France// relies mostly on nuclear energy for power.**
 * **Major tourist attractions and or historical sights:France** **Visitors come to enjoy the high cultural life in cities such as Paris, as well as the nation's great natural beauty.Some of the most famous tourist attractions in Paris are the Eiffel Tower, the Musée d'Orsay, and the Louvre Museum.**
 * **Median Family Income: 2518 euros**
 * ** Currency: Euro **
 * **Languages Spoken: Alsatian (a German tongue spoken in Alsace), Flemish (a Dutch dialect spoken in Flanders), the Romance languages Catalan and Franco-Provençal, and french.**
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