France


 * This page has been created by Lidia San Juan, student from the IES Parque de Lisboa (Alcorcón, Spain)**

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Official country name:
French Republic

Year that the country joined the UN:
1945

People:
People from France are called French.
 * 1.What are the people from the country called?**

The official language is French,but there are some dialects(Provencal,Alsatian,Breton,Corsican,Catalan,Basque,Flemish).
 * 2.What is the official language?What other languages do people speak?**

Roman Catholic 85%-88%, Protestant 2%,Jewish 1%,Muslim 5%.10%,unafillated 4%.
 * 3.What is the most practiced religion?**

Total population:64,420,073.
 * 4.How many inhabitants does it have?**

Government:
President Nicolas Sarkozy.
 * 1.What is the name of the leader of the country?**

It is a Republic.The Republic is a form of government in which the head of government is not a monarch.
 * 2.Whay type of government is the county ruled by(i.e. monarchy,democracy,dictatosrship)?**

Democratic and Social European Rally or RDSE,Democratic Movement or MoDem,French Communist Party or PCF,Greens,Left Party or Pg,Left Radical party or PRG.
 * 3.What are the main political parties of the country(socialist party,communist party,green party,republicans,democrats,etc)?**

France wasn't a colony.
 * 4.Was your country ever a colony? If so, when did it gain its independence?**

The national government of France is divided into an executive, a legislative and a judicial branch. The president shares executive power with his appointee, the Prime Minster.
 * 5.How is the government of the coutry divided into?**

Geography:
France is located in western Europe,bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel,between Belgium and Spain.
 * 1.Where is the country?**

Spain,Andorra,Monaco,Italy,Swiss,Luxemburg,Belgium.
 * 2.What other nations border the country?**

France is mostly plains (especially on the Western side) or low raised plateaus with an altitude less than 300 metres.
 * 3.What kind of landscape does the country have?**

Generally cool winters and mild summers,but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean;occasional strong,cold,dry,north-to-north westerly wind know as mistral.
 * 4.How is the climate like?**

Economy:
Industry: 19,3% Services: 78,9%
 * 1.What is the most common sector of employment in the country?**
 * Agriculture: 1,8%**

9,1%
 * 2.What is the unemplyement rate in your country (by percentage)?**

Agriculture: 3,8% Industry: 24,3% Services: 71,8%
 * 3.What is the labor force in your country?**

It has many dialects.
 * The most surprising thing I learned about my country was:**