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Presented By:
Iesha Reese & Frederick McLeod
ECON 3145
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Once a part of the Celtic
territory known as Gaul
or Gallia
Conquered by Germanic
people in 5th century
Separate country in 9th
century.
The U.S. and France
established a relationship
in 1778
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Located South West on Europe’s continent.
The capital of France is Paris
Land area is 210,668 square miles
Total area of the country is 211,209 square miles.
There are eight countries that border France: Andorra,
Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco,
Spain and Switzerland.
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Currently 65,630,692 with a .5% growth rate.
Paris population is currently 9,854,000.
12.72/1,000 birth rate
Infant mortality rate of 3.37/1,000
Life expectancy of 81.46 years.
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French is the main
language with the
dialects
◦ Provencal, Breton,
Alsatian, Corsican,
Catalan, Basque, and
Flemish.
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The ethnicity’s/ race
◦ Celtic and Latin with
Teutonic, Slavic, North
African, South Asian, and
Basque Minorities.
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There are five religions
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Roman Catholic 85%,
Protestant 2%,
Islam 8%,
Jewish 1%
4% unaffiliated.
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President -Socialist François Hollande
Prime Minister-Jean-Marc Ayrault.
Presidential Terms: Five years
government consist of executive, legislative and judicial
branch.
Senate which has 348 seats. Each member serves a 6 year
term.
The National Assembly has 577 seats each member serves a 5
year term.
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GDP=$2.21 trillion
The real growth rate is 1.7%
Inflation measure is 2%
Unemployment is 9.3%
The country’s labor force
is 29.6 million services
make up 71.5%, industry
makes up 24.4% and
agriculture makes up 4.1%.
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Exports are currently $578.4
billion (comes from
machinery and
transportation equipment,
aircraft, plastics, chemicals,
pharmaceutical products,
iron and steel, beverages)
Imports are currently $684.6
billion (comes from
machinery and equipment,
vehicles, crude oil, aircraft,
plastics, chemicals)
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Major trading partners
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Germany
Spain
UK
Italy
Belgium
U.S.
Netherlands.
Key factors
◦ labor law
◦ tax system
◦ corporate law
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Imports to France
include
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industrial chemicals
aircraft and engines
electronic scientific
medical instruments
and supplies
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More than 2,800
French companies
are established in
the United States
Generate more than
550,000 jobs
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Education:
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Science and Technology
Tourism
Productivity
Economics
Trade