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Baroque Era
December 15, 2011  By France.com 

The exuberance of the Absolute Monarchy preponderant in the 17th century led to enormous baroque edifices…

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Death of Top Chef Shocks France
December 15, 2011  By France.com 

Loiseau’s apparent suicide Monday shocked France, plunged the gastronomic world into mourning and raised a storm of condemnation from fellow culinary masters, who blamed all-powerful food critics for pushing the celebrated chef toward despair….

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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…

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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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Services
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), […]

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Industry
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 […]

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Poll 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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France 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…

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Research & 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), […]

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Inexpensive Cell Phone Service for France
December 15, 2011  By France.com 

And get a $10.00 discount through France.com!

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