Outline of France
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France, officially the French Republic (French: République française), is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe but that also comprises various overseas territories around the world. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel, and from the Rhine and Alpes to the Atlantic Ocean. French people often refer to Metropolitan France as L’Hexagone (The “Hexagon”) because of the geometric shape of its territory.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to France:
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[edit] General reference
- Pronunciation:
/ˈfræns/ (help·info) or /ˈfrɑːns/; French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃s], the French Republic (French: République française, French pronunciation: [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]) - Common English country name: France
- Official English country name: The French Republic
- Common endonym(s): La France
- Official endonym(s): République française
- Adjectival(s): French
- Demonym(s):French (or Frenchman/Frenchwoman)
- Etymology: Name of France
- International rankings of France
- ISO country codes: FR, FRA, 250
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:FR
- Internet country code top-level domain: .fr
[edit] Geography of France
- France is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere, on the Prime Meridian
- Time zone(s):
- Extreme points of France (major towns)[1]
- North: Dunkerque at English Channel
- South: Perpignan, town at Spain
- East: Haguenau, town at Germany
- West: Brest, France, south of Land's End (England)
- High: 4810 m (mont Blanc)
- Low: -2 m (delta du Rhône)
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- Land boundaries: 4072 km (2529 mi)
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- Metropolitan France: 2,889 km (1794 mi)
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- French Guiana: 1,183 km
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- Coastline: 4,668 km
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- Metropolitan France: 3,427 km
- Incorporated overseas territories: 1,241 km
- Population of France: 64,473,140 people (2008 estimate) - 20th most populous country
- Area of France: 674,843 km2 (260,558 sq mi) - 40th largest country
- Atlas of France
- Communes (municipalities) of France
[edit] Environment of France
[edit] Geographic features of France
- Fjords of France
- Glaciers of France
- Islands of France
- Lakes of France
- Mountains of France
- Rivers of France
- Valleys of France
- World Heritage Sites in France (See also Transboundary sites)
[edit] Regions of France
- "Region" is also the name of France's main type of political division
[edit] Administrative divisions of France
- Main article: Administrative divisions of France and Regions of France
[edit] Regions of France (Administrative)
France is divided into 22 administrative Regions:
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[edit] Departments of France
French departments are roughly analogous to English counties.
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[edit] Municipalities of France
- Cities of France
- Capital of France: Paris - also the largest city in France, with over 2,000,000 inhabitants
- Strasbourg - official seat of the European Parliament
- Lyon - silk capital of the world and the location of the headquarters of Interpol and Euronews
- Marseille - France's largest commercial port
[edit] Demography of France
[edit] Neighbours of France
Metropolitan France is bordered by:
France is also linked to:
- United Kingdom (by the Channel Tunnel, which passes underneath the English Channel)
France's overseas departments share borders with:
- Brazil (borders French Guiana)
- Suriname (borders French Guiana)
- Netherlands Antilles (borders Saint-Martin)
[edit] Government and politics of France
- Main article: Government of France and Politics of France
- Form of government: Unitary semi-presidential republic
- Capital of France: Paris
- Elections in France
- French presidential elections: 1848 - 1958 - 1965 - 1969 - 1974 - 1981 - 1988 - 1995 - 2002 - 2007
- French parliamentary elections: 1795 - 1798 - 1815 - 1816 - 1820 - 1824 - 1827 - 1830 - 1831 - 1834 - 1837 - 1839 - 1842 - 1846 - 1848 - 1849 - 1852 - 1857 - 1863 - 1869 - 1871 (Feb) - 1871 (Jul) - 1876 - 1877 - 1881 - 1885 - 1889 - 1893 - 1898 - 1902 - 1906 - 1910 - 1914 - 1919 - 1924 - 1928 - 1932 - 1936 - 1945 - 1946 (Jun) - 1946 (Nov) - 1951 - 1956 - 1958 - 1962 - 1967 - 1968 - 1973 - 1978 - 1981 - 1986 - 1988 - 1993 - 1997 - 2002 - 2007
- French referendums: 1793 - 1795 - 1800 - 1802 - 1804 - 1815 - 1851 - 1852 - 1870 - 1945 - 1946 (May) - 1946 (Oct) - 1958 - 1961 - 1962 (Jun) - 1962 (Oct) - 1969 - 1972 - 1988 - 1992 - 2000 - 2005
- Foreign relations of France
- Human rights in France
- Political parties in France
- Political scandals of France
- Taxation in France
[edit] Branches of the government of France
[edit] Executive branch
- Head of state: President of the French Republic
- Le Gouvernement (Cabinet of ministers)
- Head of government: Prime Minister of France
- Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Minister of the Interior
- Minister of Overseas France
- Minister of the Environment
- Minister of Transportation
- Minister of Public Works
- Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry
- Minister of Defence
- Minister of Justice
- Minister of National Education
- Minister of Higher Education and Research
- Minister of Culture
- Minister of Agriculture
- Minister of Tourism
- Minister of the Sea
- Minister of Health
- Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
- Minister of Budget, Public Accounting and Civil Servants
- Minister of Immigration, Integration, National identity and Co-development
- Minister of Social Affairs
- Minister of Housing
[edit] Legislative branch
- Parliament of France (Parlement) (see also: Congress of France)
- French National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale)
- French Senate (Sénat)
- French Economic and Social Council (consultative assembly)
[edit] Judicial branch
[edit] Foreign relations of France
- France is a nuclear power
[edit] International organization membership
France is a member of:
- European Union (France is a founding member)
- United Nations (France is a founding member)
- United Nations Security Council (permanent)
- Francophonie
- G8
- Latin Union
[edit] Law of France
- Main article: Law of France
- Constitution of France
- Crime in France
- Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
- Law enforcement in France
- National law enforcement agencies
- National Police ("Police Nationale")
- National Gendarmerie ("Gendarmerie Nationale")
- Mobile Gendarmerie ("Gendarmerie Mobile")
- Local law enforcement agencies
- Police municipale (Municipal police) - may be maintained by local governments (communes), but have very limited law enforcement powers outside of traffic issues and local ordinance enforcement
- Garde champetre or Police Rurale (Rural police) - may be formed by Rural communes, and are responsible for limited local patrol and protecting the environment
- Équipes régionales d’intervention et de sécurité (SWAT teams) - are operated by The Department of Corrections (the prison system or Administration pénitentiaire)
- In Wallis and Futuna, there is a territorial guard as well as royal police.
- National law enforcement agencies
[edit] Historical law
[edit] Military of France
- Main article: Military of France
- Command
- French Armed Forces
- French Army (Armée de Terre)
- French Navy (Marine Nationale)
- French Air Force (Armée de l'Air)
- National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale)
- Military history of France
[edit] History of France
- Main article: History of France and Timeline of French history
[edit] General topics
- Historical French provinces
- Cultural history of France
- Colonial history of France
- Demographics of France
- Economic history of France
- Historical positions and figures
- Military history of France
[edit] By period
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[edit] Culture of France
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- Main article: Culture of France
- Architecture of France
- Cuisine of France
- Languages of France
- Media in France
- National symbols of France
- Public holidays in France
- Religion in France
- World Heritage Sites in France (See also Transboundary sites)
[edit] The Arts in France
- Art in France
- Cinema of France
- Cuisine of France
- Literature of France
- Music of France
- Television in France
- Theatre in France
[edit] Sport in France
- Main article: Sport in France
Sports popular in France:
- Association football (soccer)
- Basketball
- Cycling
- Formula One
- Golf
- Handball
- Olympic Games
- The modern Olympics were invented in France, in 1894
- France at the Olympics
- Pétanque
- Parkour
- Rugby
- Sailing
- Table football
- Tennis
- Volleyball
[edit] Economy of France
- Main article: Economy of France
France is the most visited country in the world, receiving over 79 million foreign tourists annually (including business visitors, but excluding people staying less than 24 hours in France).[2]
- Economic rank
- Nominal GDP: 6th (sixth)
- GDP (PPP): 8th (eighth)
- Currency of France: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
[edit] Education in France
- Main article: Education in France
The three stages of the education process in France:
- Primary education (enseignement primaire)
- Secondary education (enseignement secondaire)
- Collèges [kɔˈlɛʒ] - cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15
- Lycées ([liˈse] - provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children between the ages of 15 and 18, during which pupils are prepared for the baccalauréat (commonly referred to as le bac).
- Higher education (enseignement supérieur)
[edit] Infrastructure of France
[edit] See also
French language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Index of France-related articles
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the European Union
- Member state of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
- Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Europe
- Outline of geography
[edit] References
- ^ Map of France, SitesAtlas.com, 2009, webpage: SitA-507.
- ^ Government of France, Directorate of Tourism. "79 millions d’arrivées de touristes internationaux en 2006" (PDF). http://www.tourisme.gouv.fr/fr/z2/stat/tis/att00015987/TIS_2007-2.pdf. Retrieved on 2007-07-31. (French)
[edit] External links
Definitions from Wiktionary
Textbooks from Wikibooks
Quotations from Wikiquote
Source texts from Wikisource
Images and media from Commons
News stories from Wikinews
Learning resources from Wikiversity- Wikimedia Atlas of France
- [1] Radio France Internationale in English
French government
- Official site of the French Embassy in the United Kingdom
- Official site of the French public service - Contains many links to various administrations and institutions
- Frenchculturenow.com: French society, culture, politics news
Country profiles
- France, from the Encyclopædia Britannica
- France, from the CIA World Factbook
- Outline of France travel guide from Wikitravel
- France, from the BBC
Culture
- Cocorico! French culture
- Contemporary French Civilization, journal, University of Illinois.
- [2] Radio France Internationale in English culture pages
- [3] Radio France Internationale in English Visiting France page
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