FRANCE

A Parlementary Republic

The capital city is Paris. The Elysée Palace is the president's house. The laws are voted in a two-chamber parlement (the Senat and the Assemblée Nationale)

In France, there are 65 million inhabitants on 675 000 km². The inhabitants are called the French.

The moto is Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

The president

The president is François Hollande, he was elected on the 6th May 2012 .

He is elected for 5 yearsdirectly by the

population.

His prime minister is Jean-Marc Ayrault.

The previous president was Nicolas Sarkozy

French specialities

* Bread is a base of french's food, especially the Baguette.

* Wine is an alcoholic drink, based on grape. There are 3420 different wines in France.* There are between 350 and 400 different types of cheese.

THE CAPITAL: Paris

PARIS is the capital of France.

There are 2,2 million inhabitants in Paris (12 million in the urban area)

It is the most visited capital city in the world.

Moutain chains and riversIn France, there are 5 montains chains :The Alps with the Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Europe (4807 m) 

The Pyreneans at the Spanish border

The Massif central in the middle

The Jura at the swiss border

The Vosges near Germany

There are five long riversThe Rhin at the eastern border The Seine which flows in ParisThe Garonne near ToulouseThe Rhone which flows in LyonThe Loire is the longest of them (1000 km from the masif central to the Atlantic ocean.