FranceBy: Jared Ronsman

Basic InformationFLAG

LOCATION: Europe

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GOVERNMENTType of Government:Republic Description: Voters elected presidents. Elected for a 5 year term Selects a Prime Minster The president is Nicolas Sarkozy

GEOGRAPHYFrance is one of the largest

countries in Europe and has lots of hills and mountains . The Alps are famous for their amazing heights. The highest point is 15,771 feet tall. France is 212,686 square miles. The Northern France Plains have a rich fertile soil, which is good for farming. France borders lots of countries and has a long coastline. The coastline is 2,300 miles long.

CLIMATE

The climate in France is a temperate climate. The climate in France varies from north to south . The south of France has a mild winters and hot summer. The north of France has rainy summers and mild winters. The differences in temperature comes from the distance from the sea.

FAMOUS LANDMARKS

Name of Landmark: Versailles

Located in: France

Special Facts: once was a royal palace

Name of Landmark: Eiffel Tower

Located in: France

Special Facts: is 984 feet tall

LANGUAGE: Word in ENGLISH Word in NATIVE

LANGUAGEHello Bonjour (bone zhure)Good bye Aurevior plait(ohre

vwahr)Please S’ilvous (seel voo

play)Thank you Merci (mare see)Yes Oui (wee)

COMMON FOODSIn France , people enjoy

many classic and popular foods. Bouillabaisse is a rich sea food stew. Roasted chicken a’ la provensale has chicken and lots of spices. Baguettes loaves are a kind of bread. Pains au chocolate is a kind of chocolate. Cheese omelettes have Swiss cheese and other cheese. Quiche Lorraine is a type of egg pie . Crepes are thin pancake made of eggs, flour, and milk . Croissants are a rich, flaky, pastry.

SPORTS & HOBBIESThere are lots of different sports

in France . Boules is a popular sport . I t is similar to bowling ,only you play it outdoors . People roll metal balls and try to hit a small wooden ball . Soccer and football are the most popular sports in France . The France people get at least 5 weeks of vacation a year , so they can enjoy many sports . Tour de France is the biggest cycling race. It is a bicycle marathon that covers more than 2,400 miles . Skiing is a another popular sports . They ski on the Alps.

FAMOUS PEOPLEThere are many famous

people from France . Charle magne ruled France and he was the mightiest king in France . His nickname was Charles the Great . Napoleon Bonaparte was an officer and then became the emperor of France . He was defeated in 1815 by European armies and died in 1821.Victor Marie Hugo wrote many poems and novels. He wrote The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS

•Tour de France bike race last 22 days and covers more than 2,400 miles•Pasteurization heat process to kill microorganism•Jean Paul Sartre wrote novels and plays•croissant

OTHER INTERESTING FACTS• pets out number children •Light meals eaten after 8 pm•Eiffel Tower is 1063 feet tall counting the base •France has 337 doctors •The Eiffel tower was built in 1889•France national bird is the Gallic roster•French is spoken in more than 20 other countries