Foreign Trade
December 15, 2011
By France.com
France is the world’s second largest exporter of services and farm products and fourth largest exporter of goods…
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Located at the heart of France’s hexagonal territory, Auvergne is a sparsely populated land of volcanic plateaus and large valleys. Unlike the Alps to the east or the Pyrénées to the southwest, its highest peaks reach only 6,000 feet above sea level and are free of snow in summer. The local authorities? efforts to safeguard the environment have made Auvergne one of the last protected zones in Europe.
Before going to Auvergne, familiarize yourself with its history and its gastronomy.
Neoclassicism Era
December 15, 2011
By France.com
After the Revolution of 1789, architecture in France found inspiration in classic Greek and Roman models. Both the Arc de Triomphe and the Arc du Carrousel are examples of the Napoleonic inclination for Classicism…
0 Read MoreBaroque Era
December 15, 2011
By France.com
The exuberance of the Absolute Monarchy preponderant in the 17th century led to enormous baroque edifices…
0 Read MoreResearch & Development
December 15, 2011
By France.com
<!–^~^70|right|^~^–>National R & D expenditure amounts to 190 billion francs ($38 billion) i.e. 2.5% of GDP. The public sector finances 51% of it and is responsible for operating (building maintenance, salaries, laboratory equipment) the major national research centres, which include the CNRS (all fields), INSERM (medicine), […]
0 Read MoreServices
December 15, 2011
By France.com
<!–^~^66|right|^~^–>SERVICE SECTOR Financial services Market capitalization of shares listed on the Paris stock exchange totals 2,400 billion francs ($480 billion), 31.5% of French GDP, ranking Paris fifth in the world. Four French banks are among the world’s top 25: CrÈdit Agricole (8th), Compagnie FinanciËre Paribas (20th), […]
0 Read MoreAgriculture
December 15, 2011
By France.com
<!–^~^68|right|^~^–>Farms: 730,000Farmers/farm workers: 910,000Utilized agricultural area: 30,139,000 hectares Principal agricultural products in France: Sugar beet: 1st in the EU, 2nd in the world (29 million tonnes) Wine: 2nd in the world, 2nd in the EU (5.3 million tonnes) Milk: 2nd in the EU, 5th in the […]
0 Read MoreIndustry
December 15, 2011
By France.com
<!–^~^69|right|^~^–>Leading industrial sectors in France : Construction and civil engineering. Annual production : 797 billion francs ($159.4 billion). Four French groups (Bouygues, SGE, Eiffage and GTM-Entrepose) rank among the top ten in European construction, with an annual turnover of 158 billion francs ($31.6 billion). Agri-foodstuffs. Annual […]
0 Read MoreFrance Telecom cash call agreed
December 15, 2011
By France.com
Shareholders in France Telecom have approved plans to raise up to 30bn euros to help the company deal with its crippling debt…
0 Read MoreInexpensive Cell Phone Service for France
December 15, 2011
By France.com
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0 Read MorePoll shows anti-war French 'like US'
December 15, 2011
By France.com
Seventy percent of the French say they like Americans but oppose a potential war in Iraq…
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