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Discovering France

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  Discovering France • Here France o General information o French institutions o Lifestyles o Culture and leisures o Economy o The single (...)

• > General Information

  Surface 550.000 square kilometers The widest country of Western Europe (close to a fifth of the surface of the European Union), having a vast (...)

• > Lifestyles

  At 1January first, 2006, the population of France including the overseas departments was estimated to be 63,1 million inhabitants. The French (...)

• > Culture and leisures

  In 2007, the ministry of Culture had a budget of 3.2 billion Euros. The financing of culture rose by some 12.6 billion Euros. 49.7% of which was (...)

• > Economy

  The Economy By its gross domestic product (GDP), France is the world’s sixth economic power. Its assets are varied: transport, telecommunications, (...)

• > The Foreign policy

  The foreign policy of France is based on a long diplomatic tradition of several centuries and on some basic principles: right of the people (...)

• > Francophonie

  In its broadest meaning, the word Francophonie encompasses all the activities of promoting the French Language and all the values it offers. With (...)