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France profiles

France profiles

Republic of France (La R y publique Fran ç Aise) located in the western part of the European continent, with an area of 602 km2 551 is the largest territory in Western Europe (EU area about 1/5). Northeast and other parts of Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany border; And eastern Switzerland, Italy adjacent; Southern link with Spain; The English Channel and northern North Sea, and Great Britain across the sea; Bulgaria Atlantic; East and the Mediterranean shifts. France has vast territorial seas, the coastline of 5,500 kilometres; Land boundary line of 2,800 km. France's main mountains are the Alps (the highest peak-Mont Blanc, Western Europe peak, elevation 4,807 metres), the Pyrenees mountains, Yu pull mountains, Officers Mountains, the central highlands and mountains fu Japan. The four major rivers of France for Luwaerhe, plus river, the Seine and Luonahe.
French territory a hexagon, located between 41 degrees and 52 degrees Centigrade. In addition to a southern Mediterranean subtropical climate, the region belongs to the French territory of the Atlantic temperate climate. Meanwhile, the Mediterranean climate, continental climate and the impact of the Atlantic climate, the cool summer climate characterized by drier, more moderate sleet in the winter, precipitation for the year 600~1000 mm.
French farmland and forest area of 48 million hectares, accounting for 82% of the size of France. French forest cover accounts for 26% of the land area in the EU after Sweden and Finland ranked third. For the protection and use of natural resources, the French established six national parks, 128 nature reserves, 430 biotope protected areas, 299 large areas of natural scenic areas and 29 natural parks, accounting for 7% of the land area. France for the funding of 22.1 billion euros environmental protection, sewage and waste disposal costs to total expenditures 3/4.
According to 2002 statistics, 61.1 million French population, 59.3 million of which the local, overseas and 1.8 million. French population in the EU after Germany, ranked second. Population density of 107 persons per square km. Demographic composition in France, about 90% of the French people, minorities have Buniedani, Basque people and Corsica. About 80% of the population profess Catholicism, followed profess Christianity, Judaism and Islam. The official language of French.
French territory, including local (divided into 32 regions and 96 provinces) and four overseas departments (Guadeloupe Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guyana and stay nion), and four overseas territories (French Polynesia, New Caledonia Niger, Wallis and Futuna, French Antarctic Territory and the southern hemisphere) and the Districts with special status (Mayotte, St. Pierre and Miquelon).
"Marseille song," called the "Rhine-army war song" Composition in Strasbourg, France ,1792 years. July 14, 1795 enactment of the Act "Marseille song," as the French national anthem. July 14 for French National Day. French flag from the blue, white and red tricolour Shutiao colour composition, a symbol of "freedom, equality, fraternity."
France has a stable political development. Constitution of the Fifth Republic in 1958 for the strengthening of the executive power to the political development of France become more flexible, will be introduced to the traditional American-style presidential system and parliamentary system of combining social system, which is ruled by the French semi-presidential political system characteristics. President directly elected by the popular term for seven years and may be re-elected; President to appoint a Prime Minister, the Prime Minister cabinet, the cabinet members appointed by the President.
France is the developed capitalist countries, a government guided by the market economy, namely the typical European model or Rhine-model. The main feature is the control of the infrastructure, key industry and public services sectors. Government through planning, plans, policies and the management of state-owned enterprises, to guide the development of enterprises, to promote productivity and efficiency improvement. Meanwhile, the French constantly improving the social security system to ensure social equity. Government intervention in the activities of the broader market, but not too much interference. French high-economic opening to the outside world, free trade and investment policies.
Ranked by GDP, France is the world's fourth largest economic, trade, financial and technological power. She has numerous advantages areas : transport, nuclear energy, aerospace, food industry, pharmaceuticals, banking, insurance, tourism and the traditional high-grade consumer goods (leather, clothing, perfume and alcohol, etc.). French main products : wine ranked first in the world; Beet in the EU first, second place in the world; EU milk in the second and fifth in the world; Food in the EU one, the World 8 spaces; Oil seed crops in the EU first. France : Europe's largest producer and exporter of agricultural products; The EU's largest food exporter and second largest food producer; The world's fourth largest producer and fifth largest pharmaceutical drugs exporters; The world's third largest car exporter. France's road network is the most intensive and longest European Union, which in Europe of two highways. France has always maintained a high-speed train and test at speeds of 515.3 km at speeds of 320 kilometres of commercial operation of the world record, the volume of passenger transport in the European top, the second volume in Europe. World Bank head forward 25 largest banks, the French occupy four : agricultural credit banks, savings banks groups, the Paris National Bank and BNP financial companies. French insurance turnover ranking fourth in the world. French telephone network fully electronic, is the world's most modern telephone network one. The number of foreign tourist travel to France often ranks of the world top.
In attracting foreign investment, the French ranking fourth in the world. French foreign investors about labour good quality, high level of scientific research, advanced technologies, monetary stability and the effective control of production costs.
Capital-Paris (Paris) in Paris, France, the northern central basin, the city of Paris from east to west and wear too, the area of 105 km2, the urban population of 217 million, including around five provinces, the Greater Paris area population of 10.06 million. Paris is a world-renowned beautiful city, known as a "smart city, the city of 10,000 the largest market of all, Park Linjingsheng" said. She has 2000 years of history is a cultural and artistic city, peerless treasure of the Louvre, the Eiffel Or, the grandiose Palace of Versailles, Notre Dame and the sacred legend of the Paris art house and found Monuments are located here.
Paris is France's political, economic, technological and cultural center since the Enlightenment has always maintained that education and academic research centres important position. More than 70 universities and research institutions to the forefront of the world in many areas of scientific research activities and in a number of areas of basic and applied research to establish its own advantages and strong points. They are : military aircraft, high-speed trains and subway technology, astronomy, biology, genetics, chemical engineering, processing technology, computer software, nuclear power engineering, oil technology, atomic physics, high energy physics, nuclear physics, robotics vision, long-range communications, rocket satellite manufacturing, satellite remote sensing and Earth observation, nuclear power and nuclear safety, electronics industry.
Over the centuries, Paris has been regarded as the Western world major cultural powerhouse, attracting thousands of artists and scientists to the study and development. Glorious culture of life, spread all over the museum exhibition, elegant style of the words and deeds of behaviour, Yongronghuagui clothing jewellery, perfume scent for her Paris Paris won glory. The famous historical and cultural city-Fall organic blend and modern metropolis, urban planning and construction are unparalleled in the world's cities she won glory with the prominent status of human civilization has written a glorious page.
However, a land area of France, after all, is limited and scarce natural resources, most of the raw materials required for industrial development are dependent on imports. The objective historical reasons and internal political needs, France gradually evolved into a "high-wage, high welfare, high taxation". The result will inevitably trigger a series of constraining economic and social development : high production costs, such as product cost increase, competitiveness has waned and demand weakness, sluggish investment, capital flight, serious unemployment. Nevertheless, the French remain contemporary political, economic, cultural and technological power, the world remains a blue star.