FRANCE-Julia

=__ F R A N C E __= Language: Mostly French. Location: Western Europe. Capital: Paris. Population: 64,102,140 People. Currency: Euro. National Anthem: La Marseillaise. Education: Kindergarten through University. Ages 6-11. National Holiday: Fete Nationale on July 4th. Native People: Celtic, Latin, and Germanic ancestry. Health Care: Medical care is free - paid by insurance. Food: Cuisine and fine food. Paris has fine dining and 5 start restaurants. National Resources: Extansive forests, Over half of the country is farmland, 26% is forest. Climate: Ample rainfall, cool summers, and cool but seldom very cold winters. Animals: Animals have mostly vanished except in forest areas and parks. Wild life species invade beer and wild boar. Offical Name: Republique Francaice (French Republic). Major Exports: Chemicals, machinery, electrical and electronic equipment, automobiles, aircraft, weapons,wine, grain, iron, and steel. Major Inports: Petroleum, machinery, chemicals, automobiles. Major Trading Partners: Germany, Italy, Belgium, UK, US, Netherlands, and Spain. Arts: Western Art, Romanesque, and Gothic Artechitecture. Entertainment: Soccer, Bike riding, Pelote (handball), and "Grand Prix de Paris" (horse racing ). Land/Geography: Most of northern, western, and north-central France is flat or has rolling hills. Major Rivers: Loire Seine and Rhone. Customs: The Grape Harvest, Mardi Gras, and Rhone Delta. United Nations Membership Date: October 24, 1945. There are 400 different types of cheese made in France. France is the largest nation in Western Europe. More than 90% of Frances land is fertile. Climate is perfect for growing crops. France is one of the worlds leading farming nations because of Summers being pleasently warm and cool Winters with plenty rain.

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 * Book Title: France in Pictures.
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