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France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country in Western Europe with several other overseas territories and islands situated in other continents, as well as in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic oceans. France is the largest west-European country, having a total land area of 674,843 sq km.
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Monaco is an independent City state on the Mediterranean coast. Otherwise known as Monte Carlo. It is a tax haven. Monaco is a country of western Europe, it is next to France but not a part of France.
How was France a rich nation with an impoverished government?
For most of French History, the Catholic Church was the only or the dominant religion. The Monarchy had been quite generous in supporting the Church and had granted it large tracts of land as well as mandating that the Third Estate pay a 10 percent tax or tithe to the Church.
What city in France was New Orleans named after?
New Rochelle, NY is named after the city of Rochelle in France
Spain is a beautiful country, that is not strictly flat. It has many plateaus and has a few mountains.
What French city is on the riviera?
The city that is located in French Riviera is Nice; actually it is the main and largest city of the French Riviera. For more information about Nice you can check this link: http://www.about-french-riviera.com/nice.html. It covers Nice's culture, climate, history and other helpful information.
France is not a state, it is an independent country.
Bordeaux is a coastal town of France. The city is part of the World heritage sites. Its latitude is 44°50' North (meaning it is located nearly on the same latitude line than Toronto), its longitude 0°34' West.
What is the second most popular tourist destination in France?
Paris is the preferred destination for all tourists (nearly 70 million a year out of the 80 million visiting France). The Notre Dame cathedral in Paris and the Disneyland resort in Marne-la-Vallée, East of Paris, are the most visited places in France. Sites like the Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy are also hugely popular, but appeal more to European holidayers and regular visitors than to tourists having only a short time to stay in France.
Who introduced the first christmas tree to france in 1521?
Trees became a symbol of life long before Christianity started. In 1521, the Princess Hlne de Mecklembourg introduced the first Christmas tree to Paris after marrying the Duke of Orleans.
Why don't the French people in France understand Canadian people when they speak French?
The French hate everybody. Americans, europeans, Africans, Asians, Slavs, Turks, Native Americans, everybody.
Why? Because the French are just smart enough to realize that everybody hates them for their obstructionist and dishonest dealings with the rest of the world.
The thing the French hate the most? Themselves. They know that to a man they are all cowards who will surrender to anyone who challenges them. They know that their flag should be yellow on a yellow background.
No one hates the French more than the French.
Do people in France work on Wednesdays?
Yes, the working week in France and most of Europe is Monday to Friday
What are the initials for France?
RF (République Française) are the initials for France's official name.
The characteristics that have crated a strong of sense of national loyalty in France is (someone who knows the answer, well answer it)
What date did the French Revolution begin and end?
The French Revolution began in earnest 14th July 1789, when the Bastille prison was stormed. It was essentially a mass uprising by the uneducated peasants against the lavish upper classes of French society, and the setting-up of a republic (creating a whole NEW upper class)
Of course, the English would argue that the French have always been revolting, and that's why God put the English Channel to keep them out of our 'green and pleasant land'!
When was mont st Michel built?
In prehistoric times the bay was land. As sea levels rose erosion shaped the coastal landscape over millions of years. Several blocks of granite or granulite emerged in the bay, having resisted the wear and tear of the ocean better than the surrounding rocks. These included Lillemer, the Mont-Dol, Tombelaine and Mont Tombe, later called Mont-Saint-Michel. (Wikipedia)
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The most popular food in France?
The most popular sweet food in France is the crepes which originated from Brittany
Who paid most of the taxes in prerevolutionary France?
The 3rd Estate Which consisted of peasants, Middle Class People and Workers.
Name the europeans countries that are separated by the Pyrenees mountains?
The Pyrenees are a mountain range in Europe, between France and Spain.
Who are the current leaders in France?
French President: François Gérard Georges Hollande is the French President. Hollande, a socialist, defeated the incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy in the 2012 May 6 election, and took office on 2012 May 15 as the 24th President of France and the 7th President of the Fifth Republic of France. Hollande will serve a 5-year term as president.
French PM: Jean-Marc Ayrault was appointed on May 15, 2012, by the newly elected French president François Hollande as the (20th) Prime Minister of France.
Formely mayor of Nantes in western France, Jean-Marc Ayrault was born on Jan. 25, 1950.
Is Luxembourg located in France?
near mainland France, clockwise from the North:
Belgium - Luxembourg - Germany - Switzerland - Italy - (then the Mediterranean sea)
Spain - (then the Atlantic) - Great-Britain (across the English channel)
Luxembourg and France share a border.
What is the distance between north and south of France?
for mainland France, the greatest distance from East to West is 945 km, from North to South 973 km.
Who were the first known inhabitants of France?
The fossilized remains of Homo neanderthalensis and his artifacts were discovered on the France/Spain peninsula in 1887, though the same species had been discovered earlier in Germany in 1856. Modern anthropologists still disagree on whether the Neanderthal man should be classified as a true human, but there are some attributes of the race well accepted as fact so far: the Neanderthal had a cranial capacity slightly larger than our own, a hyoid bone in the neck (like us, and useful for controlling vocal cords,) and a propensity to ritually bury their dead. At first glance, people.
France, 'formerly' ancient Gaul, became The West Frankish Kingdom in 843 A.D. as a result of the Treaty of Verdun, the politico-religious resolution of a squabble between the descendants of Charlemagne (Charles the first.) The rest, as they say, is history.
France has been France for a long time, and certainly a formidable world power, highly desirable as an ally, since at least the middle 12th century. She remains so today, even if a single "first" discoverer may never be named.
Our best guess on the extinct Neanderthal man, French or not, is that he flourished from 180,000 to about 38 or 40 thousand years ago.
What were the most important consequences of France political unrest in Europe in 1848?
The conservative response led to a unification of Germany under Prussia and a new influx of German immigrants of a republican mien (Not the political party, but the European usage) into the US.
It led to the widespread discontent with the political leadership; the order for more participation and democracy; the strain of the working classes; the rise of nationalism; and finally, the regrouping of the intransigent forces based in the royalty, the aristocracy, the army, and the peasants.
It was the only Europe-wide collapse of traditional authority to date, but within a year, reactionary forces had won out, and the revolutions collapsed.
