Largest World Countries: france
France pronounced fr ns 160 listen franss or fr ns frahns French pronunciation help info France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its main ideals expressed in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean It is often referred to as L Hexagone The Hexagon because of the geometric shape of its territory It is bordered clockwise from the north by Belgium Luxembourg Germany Switzerland Italy Monaco Spain and Andorra France's overseas departments and collectivities also share land borders with Brazil and Suriname bordering French Guiana and the Netherlands Antilles bordering Saint-Martin France is linked to the United Kingdom by the Channel Tunnel which passes underneath the English Channel France is the largest state in the European Union by area and the third largest in Europe…Read More about france at WikiPedia
Latest france Frequently Asked Questions:
im planning to travel to france with a group of students..the cost is 2000...this includes hotel,food,ticket,tours..is this a good price???????please help
Answer:i think it's a good price. i went to france and it costed me about the same. my idea is, when your staying in a foreign country its better to take the best you can so you won't get stuck in a rut you can't get out of.
can people please tell me anythng about france i would like to go there soon and i would like to know about it!!!! i think i want to study a sememster or a year there and i dont know french but i would like to learn any help would be great! thanks soooo much~~~~~
Answer:I'm not sure if you are high school or college but the exchange programs for high schoolers generally require two years of French BEFORE applying.
Hi. I have some ???. Please help here. 1. How is a new leader selected in France??? 2. How often is a leader selected??? 3. What unusual laws do they have that we should be aware of??? 4. What types of homes do they have??? Thanks a million!!!!!!!
Answer:Well, french leaders are elected by universal election : one sunday in april (for example April 22th 2007, last election) every french citizen (above 18 and with the right to vote) go to the town council and vote for their two favorites between every political parties (a dozen of them). And in may (May 6th 07), we revote, this time we have to choose between the two candidates who stayed in league. We elect president every 5 years (since 2002, before that it was 7 years). Unusual laws... I don't know... well, people who went in prison cannot vote or be candidate, it's a punishment which is effective during some time. Or you meant in general? Then we have different strange and old laws, for example you can't spit out on the street and women cannot wear pants (it's a very old law and nobody follows it but it was'nt erased, we just forgot it). Every mayor can make a law of his own for his town (it's not a governmental law, just a city decision but it's official the same) so there is strange laws, in a city named Sarpourenx, people don't have the right to die because there is no more space in the cemetery! And as for our homes, I don't really know what you're talking about, we have houses like everybody, I don't know, that's a weird thing to ask.
In 1951 : Benelux, France, Italy and Germany signed the Treaty opening the common market for coal and steal - so why did France insisted in creating a separate community to cover nuclear power when they could create a general common market adjusting energy to coal and steal- in the end - were the same 6 countries to sign both of the treaties - and they had different Commission and different Councils.
Answer:The common market was a trade organisation aimed at encouraging trade and links between the 6 nations with a view to forming a customs union - free trade etc. The nuclear power community would be more regulatory - what you can do, safety etc and whilst it ultimately may have had the same membership, Luxembourg for example would not have been a key player as they wouldnt have the space for a nuclear reactor and France was the only Nuclear power amongst them.
I know that France's government was unstable, but I need facts to support this essay prompt with examples. Thanks!
Answer:Pretty unstable ? 1800AD - date Napoleon inherited a France weakened by poor government, ongoing wars, famine, corruption and civil unrest. His first action was to defeat Austria and again end the land wars. England continued the war using its naval power to blockade France whilst attacking French colonies overseas. The 1802 Treaty of Amiens brought an unlikely peace between England and France. This period was characterised by an ongoing need to defend France in repeated wars*. Louisana was sold to the United States in 1803. Napoleon then turned his attention to the administration of France. The Code Napoleon, a civil code defining the legal system, was installed in 1804. In May 1804, Napoleon was proclaimed emperor, and the French Empire established. Napoleon annexed Spain in an attempt to conquer Portugal, an ally of England. By 1812 the tide had turned. France suffered ongoing losses in Spain as well as losing a disastrous campaign against Russia. The Russians retreated with a scorched earth policy, and the French army was decimated when winter set in. In 1814, Napoleon was forced to abdicate and settled in Elba. Louis XV111 was crowned king and the allies tried to unravel the changes resulting from the previous 25 years of conflict. After the brief return of Napoleon and heavy defeat at Waterloo, the ex Emperor was exiled to St Helena where he died in 1821. The restored monarchy inherited a war weary, economically depleted France. The population was mistrustful of the, now constitutional, monarchy. At the same time a growth in liberal attitudes penetrated both the independent press and the elected parliament. Charles X was forced to abdicate in 1830. The Bourbon royal family were replaced by Louis-Philippe, Duc of Orleans as King. He was forced to abdicate in 1848. The second republic was proclaimed with Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte) as president. In the face of a monarchist parliament he was unable to achieve his intended reforms, and after a coup in 1851, declared himself Emperor Napoleon 111 and founded the second empire. He remained as emperor until 1870. The second empire was a period of economic growth, industrialisation and urbanisation. However increasing involvement in a number of wars by the (again militarily strong) French army was ended by a major defeat against the Prussians in 1870 and the establishment of the third republic. Emperor Napoleon 111 lived in exile in England until his death in 1873. The third republic, although fragile, was a period of colonial expansion, cultural development, sophisticated entertainment and establishment of railways. The 1889 Paris exhibition provided the Eiffel Tower as a great French landmark. In an attempt to reduce the military threat from Prussia, France signed a number of peace treaties that resulted in England, Russia and France becoming allies. *wars whilst Napoleon was Emperor The allies duly formed the Third Coalition in 1804 and Napoleon again defeated Austria and Russia and a treaty made. Again, England stood alone, relying on naval power. Loss of the French and Spanish navies at Trafalgar in 1805 resulted in Napoleon having to abandon plans to invade England. The Fourth Coalition included England, Prussia and Russia. Again Fance was victorious in the land wars and the Treaty of Tilsit (1806) left England alone against France. In 1808 Austria re-entered the conflict as part of the Fifth Coalition. Once more Napoleon defeated Austria and the resulting treaty included significant loss of Austrian territory. The remaining allies reformed after the Russian campaign, believing that the French army had been fatally weakened. This time England, Russia, Spain, Portugal, Prussia, Austria, Sweden and some smaller German states formed the Sixth Coalition. They were succesful at the Battle of Leipzig (1813) and the French army suffered severe casualties. In early 1815 Napoleon returned from Elba, marched to Paris and was finally defeated at Waterloo by the combined forces of the Seventh Coalition : England, Russia, Prussia, the Netherlands, Sweden, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Sardinia, and a number of small German states. http://www.the-france-page.com/france/france-history-1800ADtodate.html