France is a Western European country bordered by Spain, the Bay of Biscay, the Mediterranean Sea, and several other countries. Its population is over 63 million and its official language is French. France is known for tourism, agriculture, and industries such as machinery and food processing. It has many famous landmarks and monuments, and has made significant contributions to culture in fields such as acting, fashion, literature, cuisine, music, art, and philosophy.
France is a Western European country, across the Channel from the United Kingdom. Across the Pyrenees to the south of France lies Spain, and on both sides it is bordered by the Bay of Biscay and the Mediterranean Sea. The northern and eastern borders of France are touched by Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco and Italy. French Guiana is located in South America, while Guadeloupe and Martinique are located in the Central America and Caribbean region. The capital of France is Paris.
The country’s official name is the French Republic, and it is a republic. The population in Europe and the French departments, as they are called, in the Americas was estimated at 63,713,926 in July 2007, with over 60 million in Europe. French, the official language of France, is spoken by 100% of the population and regional dialects, such as Alsatian, Catalan and Provençal, are said to be in decline. In the overseas departments, French and Creole patois are spoken.
France is known for tourism, of which its restaurants form a key part, so its agricultural production is to be expected. Products of France include grains, wine grapes, dairy products, beef, and fish. The industry besides tourism includes machinery, chemicals, automobiles and food processing.
There are many significant landmarks and monuments in France. The Eiffel Tower was built for the Paris Universal Exposition in 1889. The Arc de Triomphe de l’Etoile, the largest triumphal arch in the world, was envisioned by Napoleon I and finished under Louis-Philippe. The Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral was under construction from 1163 to 1345 AD and is an example of the Gothic style at the time.
Famous contributions to the culture of France have been made by:
attori Juliette Binoche, Leslie Caron, Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu and Marcel Marceau
clothing designers Pierre Cardin, Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Hubert de Givenchy, Yves Saint-Laurent and Louis Vuitton
Authori Albert Camus, Alexandre Dumas, André Gide, Victor Hugo, Guy de Maupassant, Molière, Anaïs Nin, Charles Perrault, Marcel Proust, Jean Racine, George Sand, Jean Paul Sartre e Voltaire
chef Auguste Escoffier and Jacques Pepin
compositori Hector Berlioz, Georges Bizet, Frederic Chopin, Clause Debusy, Jacques Offenbach, Maruice Ravel e Camille Saint-Saëns
I registered Jean Cocteau, Jacques-Yves Costeau and Jean Renoir
pittori Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Paul Gaugin, Edouard Manet, Henri Matisse, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, George Seurat, Henri de Toouse-Lautrec
philosophers Jacques Derrida, René Descartes, Michel Foucault, Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Simone Weil, as well as many, many others.
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