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France (pronounced /fræns/ or /frɑns/,
French: [fʁɑ̃s]), officially the French Republic (French: République française,
pronounced [ʁepyˈblik fʁɑ̃ˈsɛz]), is a country whose metropolitan territory is
located in Western Europe and that also comprises various overseas islands and
territories located in other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the
Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine
to the Atlantic Ocean. French people often refer to Metropolitan France as
L’Hexagone (The “Hexagon”) because of the geometric shape of its territory.
France is a unitary semi-presidential republic. Its main ideals are expressed in
the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
France is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco,
Andorra, and Spain. Due to its overseas departments, France also shares land
borders with Brazil and Suriname (bordering French Guiana) , and the Netherlands
Antilles (bordering Saint-Martin). France is also linked to the United Kingdom
by the Channel Tunnel, which passes underneath the English Channel.
France has been one of the world's foremost powers since the latter half of the
17th century. In the 18th and 19th centuries, France built one of the largest
colonial empires of the time, stretching across West Africa and Southeast Asia,
prominently influencing the cultures and politics of the regions. France is a
developed country, with the sixth (nominal GDP) or eighth (PPP) largest economy
in the world. It is the most visited country in the world, receiving 82 million
foreign tourists annually (including business visitors, but excluding people
staying less than 24 hours in France). France is one of the founding members of
the European Union, and has the largest land area of all members. France is also
a founding member of the United Nations, and a member of the Francophonie, the
G8, NATO, and the Latin Union. It is one of the five permanent members of the
United Nations Security Council; it is also an acknowledged nuclear power with
360 active warheads and 59 nuclear power plants.
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Airbus
Airbus S.A.S. (pronounced /ˈɛərbʌs/ in
English, /ɛʁbys/ in French, and /ˈɛːɐbʊs/ in German) is an aircraft
manufacturing subsidiary of EADS, a European aerospace consortium. Based in
Toulouse, France, and with significant activity across Europe, the company
produces around half of the world's jet airliners.
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Air France
Air France (formally Société Air France)
is one of the world's largest airlines. Air France is based in Paris, France,
and is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM Group. It operates worldwide scheduled
passenger and cargo services to 185 destinations in 83 countries. Its global hub
is at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. Paris Orly Airport, Lyon Saint-Exupéry
Airport and Nice Côte d'Azur Airport are secondary hubs.
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AngloINFO
AngloINFO is an online media company
providing local business directory, classified advertising and information
services in the English language at www.angloinfo.com.
AngloINFO is the world's top network of websites for English-speakers living
abroad. It operates in many regions of countries around the world providing
vital support and information to the local international communities.
AngloINFO is for anyone who speaks English - whether as a first language or not
- who needs information or support on living in a region. Attention to its core
brand values - clarity, reliability and relevance – has made it an essential
tool.
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
The Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)
is the National Library of France, located in Paris. It is intended to be the
repository of all that is published in France. The current president of the
library is Bruno Racine.
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Camping in France
Search for your camping vacation in
France. All 11000 campsites in France. Official guide of camping and caravaning.
Camping by region, department, camping with swimming pool, access to the beach,
water parks. Availability, tariffs, equipments.
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Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival (French: le
Festival de Cannes), founded in 1946, is one of the world's oldest, most
influential and prestigious film festivals alongside Venice and Berlin. The
private festival is held annually (usually in the month of May) at the Palais
des Festivals et des Congrès, in the resort town of Cannes, in the south of
France.
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Centre Georges Pompidou
Centre Georges Pompidou (constructed
1971–1977 and known as the Pompidou Centre in English) is a complex in the
Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles and the
Marais.
It houses the Bibliothèque publique d'information, a vast public library, the
Musée National d'Art Moderne, and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic
research. Because of its location, the Centre is known locally as Beaubourg. It
is named after Georges Pompidou, who was president of France from 1969 to 1974,
and was opened on 31 December 1977.
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Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie (
48°53′44″N, 2°23′17″E) is the biggest science museum in Europe. It is located in
Parc de la Villette in Paris, France. The glass and steel building was designed
by Peter Rice and it was opened in 1986. Yearly about five million people visit
the Cité.
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City of Paris
Welcome to the portal of the City of
Paris! Here you will find all the information you might need about the history
of the Paris municipality, its population and the city’s foreign policy.
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Disneyland Resort Paris
Disneyland Resort Paris is a holiday and
recreation resort in Marne-la-Vallée, a new town in the eastern suburbs of
Paris, France. The complex is located 32 kilometers (20 mi) from the centre of
Paris and lies for the most part on the territory of the commune of Chessy.
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Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower (French: Tour Eiffel, /tuʀ
ɛfɛl/) is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine River in
Paris. The tower has become a global icon of France and is one of the most
recognizable structures in the world.
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Eurostar
Eurostar is a train service in Western
Europe connecting London and Kent in the United Kingdom, with Paris and Lille in
France, and Brussels in Belgium. In addition, there are limited services from
London to Disneyland (Gare de Marne-la-Vallée - Chessy) and seasonal
destinations in France. Trains cross the English Channel through the Channel
Tunnel.
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France.com
France.com is the ultimate destination for
France including hotel reviews, recommended hotels, hotel reservations, paris
hotel specials, guided tours, trip advice, airport shuttle, business, culture
and history information and so much more.
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FranceGuide.com
Find Paris hotels, travel & tourism info
on France in general, the Riviera and Nice, plus cultural events, museums and
maps!
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French National Centre for Scientific Research
The French National Centre for Scientific
Research (Centre national de la recherche scientifique or CNRS) is the largest
governmental research organisation in France and the largest fundamental science
agency in Europe.
It involves 26,000 permanent employees (researchers, engineers, and
administrative staff) and 4,000 temporary workers.
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INSEE
INSEE (French: Institut National de la
Statistique et des Études Économiques; pronounced [inse] (not [ɛ̃se]) in French)
is the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. It
collects and publishes information on the French economy and society, carrying
out the periodic national census. Located in Paris, it is the French branch of
Eurostat, European Statistical System. The INSEE was created in 1946 as a
successor to the National Statistics Service (SNS) created under Vichy during
World War II.
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Louvre
The Louvre Museum (French: Musée du
Louvre) in Paris, France, is one of the world's most visited art museums, a
historic monument, and a national symbol. The collection contains nearly 35,000
pieces displayed over the structure's 60,000 square metres (650,000 sq ft). The
museum is on the Right Bank, in the neighborhood referred to as the 1st
arrondissement and lies between the Seine River and the Rue de Rivoli. The
Louvre is slightly askew of the axe historique (historical axis), the long line
of architecture bisecting the centre of Paris.
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Minister of Culture
The Minister of Culture is, in the
Government of France, the cabinet member in charge of national museums and
monuments; promoting and protecting the arts (visual, plastic, theatrical,
musical, dance, architectural, literary, televisual and cinematographic) in
France and abroad; and managing the national archives and regional "maisons de
culture" (culture centres). The Ministry of Culture is located on the Palais
Royal in Paris.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs
The Minister of Foreign Affairs in the
government of France, is the cabinet minister responsible for the foreign
relations of France.
The minister is in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, whose headquarters
are located on the Quai d'Orsay in Paris close to the National Assembly of
France. "Quai d'Orsay" is often used as a metonym for the ministry. Part of the
ministry's central administration is located in Nantes.
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Minister of the Interior
The Minister of the Interior (full title
Ministre de l’Intérieur et de l’Aménagement du Territoire) in France is one of
the most important governmental cabinet positions similar to a combination FBI
and Homeland Security.
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Parc Astérix
Parc Astérix is a theme amusement park in
France, based on the stories of Asterix (by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny).
Situated approximately 35 km (22 miles) north of Paris and 32km (20 miles) from
Disneyland Resort Paris, in Plailly in the département of Oise, it opened in
1989. The park is operated by Compagnie des Alpes.
It is especially well known for its large variety of roller coasters, and has
begun incorporating rides and themes from historic cultures such as the Romans
and the ancient Greeks.
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Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau
Paris convention and visitors office
diffuses all information to organise your stay or your trip in Paris: hotels and
loadings, museums, monuments, going out, events, restaurants. A guide may help
you to discover them.
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SNCF
SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer
Français) (French National Railway Company) is a French public enterprise. Its
functions include operation of rail services for passengers and freight, and
maintenance as well as signalling of rail infrastructure owned by RFF (Réseau
Ferré de France). It employs about 180,000 people. The rail network consists of
about 32,000 km of route, of which 1,800 km is high-speed line and 14,500 km is
electrified. About 14,000 trains are operated daily. The chairman of SNCF is
Guillaume Pépy. Its headquarters is in Paris, in the Rue du Commandant Mouchotte.
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Stade de France
The Stade de France is a stadium in
Saint-Denis, France in the inner suburbs of Paris. It has a capacity of around
80,000. The stadium is currently used for the French rugby union team during the
Six Nations and other internationals. The French football team also use the
stadium for almost every home game, and it was there where they defeated Brazil
3-0 in the 1998 FIFA World Cup final.
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