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European Union Project Name: Kevin Flahive Country: France

European Union Project Name: Kevin Flahive Country: France. Map of Europe Showing. MAP OF FRANCE. Flag & National Anthem. Capital : Paris Population : 9,854,000 (metro area) 2,110,400 (city proper). Other Major Cities. Marseille: 820,700 Lyon: 443,900

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European Union Project Name: Kevin Flahive Country: France

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  1. European Union Project Name: Kevin Flahive Country: France

  2. Map of Europe Showing

  3. MAP OF FRANCE

  4. Flag & National Anthem

  5. Capital : Paris Population : 9,854,000 (metro area) 2,110,400 (city proper)

  6. Other Major Cities • Marseille: 820,700 • Lyon: 443,900 • Toulouse: 411,800 • Nice: 332,000 • Nantes: 282300 • Strasbourg 272,600 • Bordeaux: 217,000

  7. Land Area: 210,668 square meters • Total Area : 21,209 square meters • Population: 65,630,692 • Birth Rate: 12.72 per 1000 • Infant Mortality: 3.37 per 1000 • Life Expectancy: 81.46

  8. Languages • French + 100% • Rapidly declining regional dialects = Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish • It is a language studied a spoke all over the world and is often referred to as the language of love

  9. Ethnicity (Race) • Main Ethnicity Groups Celtic, Latin, Teutanic, Slovic, North African, Southeast Asia and Basque minorities. • Main Religions Roman Catholic 83-88%, Protestant 2% Islam 5-10%, Jewish 1%, Unaffiliated 4%

  10. Economic Activities • Natural Resources: Coal, • Iron ore, Zinc and Uranium • Exports: $578.4 Billion – • Machinery, Aircraft, Plastics, • Iron & Steel, Beverages • Imports: $684.6 Billion – • Crude oil, Machinery, Etc.

  11. Trading Partners: Germany, Spain, UK, US, Italy, Netherlands • Inflation: 2% • Unemployment: 9.3% • Arable Land: 34% • Agriculture: Wheat, Cereals, Sugar, Wine, Etc. • Labour Force: 29.6 Million ( Services = 71.5%, Industry = 24.4%, Agriculture= 4.1% )

  12. Communications • Telephones: Main lines = 36.15 Million Mobile Phones = 64 Million • Radio Broadcast Stations: AM = 41 FM = 3,500 • TV Broadcast Stations: 584 ( + 9,676 Repeaters) • Internet Hosts: 16.9 Million • Internet Users: 45.26 Million • Literacy Rate 99%

  13. Transportation • Railways: 29,640 • Total Highway: 951,200km • Waterways: 8,500km • Ports And Harbors: Bordeaux, Calais, Dunkerque, Marseille, Nâtes • Airports: 475

  14. French History Has been settled since Paleolithic times • In 600 BC Greeks and Phoenicians arrived • 1328 France was the most powerful nation in Europe with a population of 15 Million • After a series of foreign wars that wrecked the government, the French Revolution plunged France into a bloodbath beginning in 1789

  15. A new France emerged from world war 1 as the continent’s dominant power • France invaded by Germany on June 22nd 1940 • Allied armies liberated France in August 1944 • In 1946 France helped Morocco and Tunisia seek independence

  16. Famous For • Wine • Soccer – 1998 world cup, 2000,1984 Euros • Bread • Clothes/Fashion • Art • Architecture • Rugby

  17. Francois Hollande - Presedent

  18. Famous PeopleZinedine Zidane

  19. Thierry Henry

  20. Famous Places

  21. Thanks For Watching By Kevin Flahive

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