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European Union Project

Name: Kevin Flahive

Country: France Map of Europe Showing

MAP OF FRANCE

Flag & National Anthem

Capital : Paris

Population : 9,854,000 (metro area) 2,110,400 (city proper)

Other Major Cities Marseille: 820,700Lyon: 443,900Toulouse: 411,800Nice: 332,000Nantes: 282300Strasbourg 272,600Bordeaux: 217,000

Land Area: 210,668 square meters Total Area : 21,209 square meters Population: 65,630,692Birth Rate: 12.72 per 1000Infant Mortality: 3.37 per 1000Life Expectancy: 81.46Languages French + 100%Rapidly declining regional dialects = Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican,Catalan, Basque, Flemish It is a language studied a spoke all over the world and is often referred to as the language of love Ethnicity (Race)Main Ethnicity GroupsCeltic, Latin, Teutanic, Slovic, North African, Southeast Asia and Basque minorities. Main Religions Roman Catholic 83-88%, Protestant 2% Islam 5-10%, Jewish 1%, Unaffiliated 4%

Economic ActivitiesNatural Resources: Coal, Iron ore, Zinc and Uranium

Exports: $578.4 Billion Machinery, Aircraft, Plastics, Iron & Steel, Beverages

Imports: $684.6 Billion Crude oil, Machinery, Etc.

Trading Partners: Germany, Spain, UK, US, Italy, Netherlands Inflation: 2% Unemployment: 9.3%Arable Land: 34%Agriculture: Wheat, Cereals, Sugar, Wine, Etc.Labour Force: 29.6 Million ( Services = 71.5%, Industry = 24.4%, Agriculture= 4.1% ) Communications Telephones: Main lines = 36.15 Million Mobile Phones = 64 Million Radio Broadcast Stations: AM = 41 FM = 3,500TV Broadcast Stations: 584 ( + 9,676 Repeaters) Internet Hosts: 16.9 Million Internet Users: 45.26 Million Literacy Rate 99%

Transportation Railways: 29,640 Total Highway: 951,200km Waterways: 8,500kmPorts And Harbors: Bordeaux, Calais, Dunkerque, Marseille, NtesAirports: 475

French History Has been settled since Paleolithic timesIn 600 BC Greeks and Phoenicians arrived 1328 France was themost powerful nation in Europe with a population of 15 Million After a series of foreign wars that wrecked the government, the French Revolution plunged France into a bloodbath beginning in 1789

A new France emerged from world war 1 as the continents dominant powerFrance invaded by Germany on June 22nd 1940Allied armies liberated France in August 1944In 1946 France helped Morocco and Tunisia seek independence

Famous For Wine Soccer 1998 world cup, 2000,1984 Euros Bread Clothes/Fashion Art Architecture Rugby

Francois Hollande - Presedent

Famous People

Zinedine Zidane

Thierry Henry

Famous Places

Thanks For Watching By Kevin Flahive