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    France is a European country located on the continent of Europe between the Atlantic and Mediterranean Seas. It borders Spain, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Andorra, and Switzerland. France is famous for tourism and landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral. The culture of France is largely influenced by Catholicism and the French language. Some of the major cities in France include Paris, the capital, as well as cities known for art and education.

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    France is a European country located on the continent of Europe between the Atlantic and Mediterranean Seas. It borders Spain, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Andorra, and Switzerland. France is famous for tourism and landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral. The culture of France is largely influenced by Catholicism and the French language. Some of the major cities in France include Paris, the capital, as well as cities known for art and education.

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    France is a European country located on the continent of Europe between the Atlantic and Mediterranean Seas. It borders Spain, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Andorra, and Switzerland. France is famous for tourism and landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral. The culture of France is largely influenced by Catholicism and the French language. Some of the major cities in France include Paris, the capital, as well as cities known for art and education.

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    France is a European country located on the continent of Europe between the Atlantic and Mediterranean Seas. It borders Spain, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Andorra, and Switzerland. France is famous for tourism and landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral. The culture of France is largely influenced by Catholicism and the French language. Some of the major cities in France include Paris, the capital, as well as cities known for art and education.

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    By: Daniel Pham

    January 26th, 2006


    •European country
    •80% size of Texas
    •Famous for tourism
    •Eiffel tower
    •Great art schools
    Geography

    •France is located on the


    continent of Europe.
    •46.00 North and 02.00
    East
    •Spain, Belgium,
    Germany, Italy,
    Luxembourg, Monaco,
    Andorra, and Switzerland
    borders France
    •Between the Atlantic and
    the Mediterranean
    •Tourism
    •Notre Dame Cathedral
    •Eiffel tower
    •Chateaus
    •Fishing
    •Cod, crabs, lobsters, monkfish,
    mussels, oysters, Pollock,
    sardines, tuna, and whiting
    11th-13th Agriculture and trade expands, royal power gains ground.
    Centuries
    14th-15th Rivalry between France and England causes the Hundred- Year
    Centuries War
    16th century Religious wars between Catholics and Protestants
    1610-1715 Royal power at its strongest- France dominates Europe
    18th century Age of Enlightenment
    1789-1799 Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen- Elimination of
    the monarchy
    1815-1848 Restoration and constitutional monarchy.
    1848-1852 First laws on labor, the press and education
    1875-1914 Separation of church and state
    1914-1918 Allied victory Peace treaties
    1939-1945 World War II
    1946-1957 Fourth Republic
    1981-1995 Death penalty abolished
    1997 Signing of the Amsterdam Treaty
    2002 Euro bills and coins are introduced
    2005 Riot broke out over racism
    •Eiffel tower built in •Yearly people mourn
    1887-1889 for the practitioners
    •The builder of the killed by Jiang Zermin’s
    Eiffel Tower was named regime in front of the
    Gustave Eiffel Eiffel Tower (shown in
    the background picture)
    •The Tour de France is
    •This race consist of
    a very famous event
    athletes that ride bikes
    that takes place in
    around France
    France every year

    •Lance Armstrong won •Lance Armstrong won 7


    the latest race consecutive races
    The Culture of France

    •The main language is


    French.

    •The main religions of the


    country is catholic.
    The Cities of France!

    •The nation of France has


    a rural percentage of
    12% and 88% are urban.
    •The major cities is Paris
    which is also the capitol.
    •The blue on this special flag
    stands for purity, the red
    stands for bravery and blood
    spilled but the soldiers before
    them, and the white stands for
    equality

    •The flag was adopted in


    February 15, 1794
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    edcommunity.apple.com www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/france
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