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FRENCH FOREIGN RELATIONS
PRESENTED BY:
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FRENCH REPUBLIC
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GEOGRAPHY
Area: 551,670 sq. km (220,668 sq. mi.).
largest west European country, about four-fifthsthe size of Texas.
Cities: Capital--Paris.
Major cities--Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse,Strasbourg, Nice, Rennes, Lille, Bordeaux.Terrain: Varied.
Climate: Temperate.
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PEOPLE
Nationality: French.
Population (January 1, 2010 est.): 64.7 million (includingoverseas territories); 62.8 million (metropolitan).
Religion: Roman Catholic (85%) , Muslim (10%),Protestant (2%), Jewish (1%).
Language: French.
Work force (2009): 28.1 million (preliminary): Services
( 74.7%); industry and commerce ( 22.0%); agriculture( 3.2%).
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FOREIGN RELATIONS
France plays an influential global role as a permanentmember of the United Nations Security Council,NATO, the G-8, the G-20, the EU, the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The French took over the rotating EU presidency for
July-December 2008, with a focus on immigration,energy, the environment, and European defenseduring their term.
As EU president, French President Sarkozy played aprominent role negotiating a cease-fire during theAugust 2008 Georgia crisis.
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RELATIONS WITH EUROPE
France is a leader in Western Europe.
France is major exporter exports 70% to the U.S.
France has worked to strengthen the global
economic and political influence of the EU and its
role in common European defense.
It views Franco-German cooperation and the
development of a European Security and DefenseIdentity(ESDI) to enhance European security.
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U.S.-FRENCH RELATIONS
Relations between the United States andFrance are active and friendly.
France and the United States share commonvalues and have parallel policies on mostpolitical, economic, and security issues.
France is a close partner with the U.S. in
counterterrorism efforts. It cooperates with the U.S. to monitor and
disrupt terrorist groups.
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France is a strong partner in multiple non-proliferation fora and is a key participant in theProliferation Security Initiative.
As one of the P5+1 powers and as a leader of theEU, France is working to prevent Iran fromdeveloping nuclear weapons.
In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, France fullysupports U.S. engagement in the peace process .
Trade and investment between the U.S. andFrance are strong
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France ranks as the United States' eighth-largesttrading partner for total goods (imports andexports).
There are approx. 2,300 French subsidiaries in theU.S. that generate $235 billion(est.) in turnover.
The U.S. is the top destination for Frenchinvestments worldwide.
Concurrently, the U.S. is the largest foreigninvestor in France, employing over 650,000French citizens
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IRAN-FRENCH RELATIONS
Since 2003, France has supported four UNSecurity Council (UNSC) resolutions on Iraq,including UNSCR 1546.
France contributed to the $315 million EUcontribution to Iraq reconstruction in 2003.
Since 2006, France has stressed the danger of anuclear-armed Iran and worked with the U.S. andother members of the P5+1 group (China, Russia,the U.K., the U.S., and Germany) to demand thatIran end its enrichment-related andpreprocessing activities.
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In June 2010 France actively supported and
voted for UNSC Resolution 1929 regarding
sanctions on Iran, as a means to persuade Iran
to live up to its international obligations.
In May 2009, France opened its first
permanent military base in the Gulf region, in
the United Arab Emirates.
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ASIA-FRENCH RELATIONS
France has extensive political and economicalrelations with Asian countries, including thePeople's Republic of China, India, Japan, and
Southeast Asia. France was instrumental in launching the Asia-
Europe Meeting (ASEM) process.
France is seeking to broaden its commercial
presence in China and will pose a competitivechallenge to U.S. business, particularly inaerospace, high-tech, and luxury markets
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COUNTRY NOTES
JAPAN France has been veryinvolved in trade and
cultural exchange initiatives
with Japan.
INDIA France became the largest
supplier of nuclear fuel and
technology to India andremains a large military and
economic trade partner.
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AFRICA-FRENCH RELATIONS
France continues to play an important role in
Africa, especially in its former colonies,
through aid programs, commercial activities,
military agreements, and cultural impact.
In those former colonies where the French
presence remains important, France
contributes to political, military, and socialstability
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COUNTRY NOTES
Democratic
Republic of
the Congo
France and Germany
decided on a concerted
military operation in the
Democratic Republic of
Congo.
Côte d'Ivoire In 2002 and 2003, France
participated in militaryinterventions in Côte d'Ivoire
helping in the evacuation
civilians from warring factions
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SECURITY ISSUES
France released a white paper on defense in June 2008that assessed foreign and domestic defense andsecurity issues.
France has undertaken a major restructuring todevelop a professional military that will be smaller,more rapidly deployable, and better tailored foroperations outside of mainland France.
France has actively and heavily participated in a varietyof peacekeeping/coalition efforts in Africa, the MiddleEast, and the Balkans, often taking the lead in theseoperations.
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France is an active participant in the major
supplier regimes designed to restrict transfer
of technologies.
France has joined with the U.S., Germany, and
the other three permanent members of the
UN Security Council to offer a package of
incentives and disincentives to Iran to halt itsuranium enrichment activities.