France has a population of 65,951,611 people and an area of 210,668 square miles. The major landmarks to visit include the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame de Paris, Palace of Versailles. France has a variety of climates ranging from cold winters and hot summers in central/eastern France to warm, dry summers and rain from October to April in the southeast. Paris is the capital city and other major cities include Nice, Strasbourg, Lyon, Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Marseille. Most speak French and the current president is Francois Hollande and prime minister is Manuel Valls.

1. Currency: Euro
1 Euro equals $1.14 USdollar
When touring France you must
visit the majorlandmarks:
1. TheEiffel Tower
2. Arc De Triomphe
3. Cité de Caracassonne
4. Château de Chambord
5. Notre Damede Paris
6. Palace of Versailles
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France
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Population: 65,951,611
Area: 210,668 sq mi
There are Alps near theItalian
border. There are forest-covered
mountains in thenortheast.
Climate in thecentral and eastern
France includes cold winters and
hot summers. Southeastern
France experiences warm and dry
summers, rain from Octoberto
April, and sunshineall year round.
Human interaction
Kyla Andre
HCS 320
February, 5 2015
Cultural Group: French
Region

2. Surrounding Countries include
Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium,
Switzerland, Luxembourg, Monaco,
and Andorra.
Capital: Paris
MajorCities: Nice, Strasbourg, Lyon,
Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Marseille.
Primary spoken language is French
Current President is François
Hollande
Current PrimeMinisteris Manuel
Valls
Most of France is Roman Catholic
Country facts:
1. France is arepublic.
2. It is the most visitedcountry
in theworld.
3. There’s only one stop sign in
theentire city of Paris.
4. It was thefirst country to have
license plates.
5. Uses 12 different time zones,
themost of any country.
Historical Facts:
TheCelts were thefirst to migrateto
France. Greeks settledby the city
Marseille in 600 B.C. Julius Cesar
conquered France and it remained
Roman until the5th
century A.D.
when Franks invaded. France won
thehundred years war andgained
theprovinces. In the 16th
century
France was Protestantism, which
lead to civil wars. Henry IV allowed
tolerance of the French Protestants
with theEdict of Nantes in 1598.
Louis XIV ruled in absolutemonarchy
during 1643 -1715. TheFrench
revolution was in 1789 establishing
thefirst republic with Napoléon
Bonaparte as the first consul. In 1815,
thecongress of Vienna wantedto
restore thepre-Napoléon era but
industrialization and themiddle class
forced pressure for change. This
created a revolution in 1848 and
drove Louis Philippe into exile.
Prince Louis Napoléon took thronein
1852. His rising power ignited the
Franco- Prussian warin 1870, which
led to his defeat and thethird
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