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Fantastic France

Fantastic France. By: Adrienne Adams.

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Fantastic France

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  1. Fantastic France By: Adrienne Adams

  2. Even so, rural France is still home to a dwindling generation of traditional country folk, living life as it used to be; and the heritage and traditions of the past are being carefully preserved and even reactivated by younger generations, often fugitives from city-life. The old France is still alive and well, in its own way, and still to be found in its villages and markets, traditions and regional specialties, such as the vast and very varied choice of French cheeses. France What is life like in France?

  3. France is sometimes referred as the Hexagon. The terrain is varied from plains to mountains and forests to farmland. Mountains stretch along the borders, Spain, Italy, and Switzerland. France boasts one of Europe’s highest peaks, Mont Blanc, at 15,771 ft. (4,807 meters) The Southern climate is Mediterranean, with cool, moist, winters and hot, dry summers. The north is temperate and rainy. Geography, Climate, and Natural Resources

  4. Frances inflation is low, but high unemployment and budget deficits are ongoing challenges. France only has 7 Import partners, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, UK(England), and China. Frances GDP per capita is $35,500(2012 est.) Their GDP growth rate is 0.1%(2012 est.) Public debt: 89.1% of GDP (2012 est.) Stock of narrow money: $928.5 billion (31 December 2012 est.) Economic data

  5. Ethnic Groups, Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, Basque minorities overseas departments: black, white, mulatto, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian. Languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish). Population-65,630,692 (July 2012 est.) with only 7 different languages to speak. The term "France" comes from the Franks and has had three historical meanings. Culture France has traditionally been a catholic country and today approximately 80% of the population of France ascribe, at least nominally, to the Catholic religion

  6. On May 6, 2012, François Hollander became the first Socialist to be elected president of France since For The budget is intended to reduce the annual deficit to 3 percent of gross domestic product in 2013, down from 4.5 percent this year, in line with promises both to Brussels and to the markets. It places heavy emphasis on new revenue, like increased corporate and personal taxes, while freezing total government spending. AnçoisMitterrand left office in 1995. Current events

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