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(a brief) History of France
History of France
The name of France arises from Germanic people, Francs,
been attested from the IIIth century on the straight lower bank
of the Rhine. The name of France was used in a official way
only from 1190.
Population of France
On January 1st, 2011, the number of persons is estimated to
65 026 885 inhabitants
Industry
The French industry represents 15,6 % of the national
GDP(GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT), against 23 % in
Germany.
Cities
- Paris most populated and most major city of France,
administrative centre of the region Ile-de-France and
unique(only) municipality-department of the country.
- Le Havre is a French municipality of the northwest of France
situated on the right bank of the estuary of the Seine.
His(her,its) port(bearing) is the second of France after that of
Marseille in terms of size,
French personality
Jules Siegfried, born in Mulhouse on February
12th, 1837 and died in Havre on September 26th,
1922, is to unentrepreneur and French politician.
.
Nicolas Sarkozy, born on January
28th, 1955 in Paris, he is the
current French president.
Charles de Gaulle, been born on
November 22nd, 1890 in Lille and
died on November 9th, 1970 to
Colombey-les-Deux-Églises in
Haute Marne, is a statesman, a
general and a French writer