francia. melanie montes i monica vazquez
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• France: is a country in Western Europe, bordering the Atlantic Ocean and English Channel between Belgium and Spain; and bordering the Mediterranean Sea between Italy and Spain.
• Capital of France: Paris.
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National Anthem: La Marseillaise.Official language: French.
• Currency: Euro.
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• Mountain ranges the Pyrenees. Massif Central. the Alps.
• Some important rivers Rhine/Rhin The Seine Rhone
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• North and Northwest: Temperate climate.• South-east: Mediterranean climate.• West: Oceanic with a high level of rainfall, mild
winters and cool to warm summers.• Inland: Continental with hot, stormy summers,
colder winters and less rain.• The Alps: Alpine.
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• Government: Democratic Republic. President of the republic:
Nicolas Sarkozy.• Prime minister: François Fillon.
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• The French Revolution: (1789-1799) was a period of political and social radical change in the history of France witch meant.
• The abolition and replacement of the French monarchy with a radical democratic republic.
• Radical social change to forms based on Enlightenment principles of citizenship and inalienable rights.
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• Member of the EC, the European Union and the United Nations. A member of the G8 group of leading industrialised countries, it is ranked as the fifth largest economy.
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Leading industrial sectors:Telecommunications.Aerospace and defense.Ship building.Pharmaceutucals.Construction and civil engineering.Chemicals.Automobile production. Domestic brands are: Renault, Peugeot and Citroën
Weapons industry. France is the fourth largest weapons supplier in the word.
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Other leading sectors:Research and development.Energy: nuclear power. Electricity production.
Agriculture: Wheat, fruits, vegetaables.
Dairy products, mainly cheese.Pork, poultry and beef production.Wine.
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• Natural resources:Coal Bauxite Fish Timber Potash Zinc.
• Tourism: Is a significant contributor to the French Economy, France is the most visited country in the world with over 75 millions visitors a year.
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• France is a secular country as freedom of religion is a constitutional right. Catholicism being the primary religion.
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• Architecture. Important Gothic cathedrals and basilicas.Saint Denis Basilica
Notre-Dame de París
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Other important buildings and monumentsThe Palace of Versailles
The Arc de Triomphe
The Eiffel Tower.
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• Painting.• Art museum The Louvre in Paris is one of the most famous and
thelargest art museums in the world. It holds a vast amount of art of French and other artists, e.g. the Mona lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci, and classical Greek Venus de Milo.
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• Some important French painters• Renoir
• Gauguin
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• Some important French writers, poets, playwrights and philosophers.
• 17th – 18th Century
- Molière - Denise diderot
- Charrles Perrault
- Voltaire - Jean Rousseau
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• 19th-20th CenturyCharles Baudelaire Paul Verlaine
Stéphane Mallarmé
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Victor Hugo Alexandre Dumas
Jules Verne Emile Zola
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Marcel Proust Albert Camus
Jean-Paul Sartre
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• Classical music legendary composers, like Frederic Chopin.
• Legendary French singer Edith Piaf: La Vie en Rose.• Modern pop music: French hip hop, French rock,
techno/funk…
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• In the late 19th century, Auguste and Louis Lumiere invented the cinematographe.
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• French movie stars of te 1960s and 70s are: Alain Delon Romy Schneider
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Jeanne Moreau Simone Signoret
Yves Montad Catherine Denueve
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Jean – Paul Belmondo
Brigitte Bardot Jean Gabin.
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Successful French films: Jean-Paul Rappeneau’s Cyrano de Bergerac in 1990 and Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Amelie.
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• Other famous French movie stars are : Gérard Depardieu , Juliette Binoche and Jean Reno.4
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• French film directors include Gerard Pires ( Riders, 2002). Pitof (Catwoman), Florent Emilio Siri (Hostage), Louis Leterrier ( The Increible Hulk).
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• The French educational system is highly centralized, organized, and remified. It is divided into three different stages:– Primary education - Secondary education
- Higher education
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• The traditional emblem of France was the fleur-de-lis.
• Marianne is a symbol of the French Republic. She is an allegorical figure of liberty and the Republic and first appeared at the time of the French Revolution.
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• Fashion is an important industry and cultural export of France. Today, Paris, along with Tokyo, London, Milan, and
York City, is considered one of the world’s fashion capitals.
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• Histrorically, many of the world’s top designers and fashion houses have been French, including;
Coco Chanel Christian Dior Louis Vuitton
Lanvin Chloe
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Guy Laroche Yves Saint Laurent
Shoe designer Christian Louboutin
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• Popular sports include:– Football - Rugby
– Basketball - Sports car
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Handball Cycling ( Tour de France)
Tennis Sailing
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• Popular French products and dishes– Chesse - Wine - Pastries (croissants)
- Crêpe - Foie gras - Omelette