Focus on France

by Tidmarsh, Celia

• ISBN13: 9780836862171
• ISBN10: 0836862171
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib

Summary

France explores the history, culture, and people of Europe's third-largest country and one of the wealthiest nations in the world. With an interior featuring green pastures, rolling plains, volcanic plateaus, and high mountains and a coastline with salt marshes, rocky outcrops, and wide, sandy beaches, France also boasts a strong industrial economy and international reputation for technological expertise. Long a democratic republic and a founding member of the European Union, France has maintained a doggedly independent attitude toward the rest of Europe - and toward many nations throughout the world. The French are justly pleased with their well-deserved reputation for fine food, high fashion, magnificent architecture, and cutting-edge cinema. But the people of France have also turned their attention to more serious concerns - including an ageing population, rising unemployment, social tensions, and religious differences - that present a challenge to even the most vibrant and vital of societies. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

France - An Overview	p. 4
History	p. 8
Landscape and Climate	p. 14
Population and Settlements	p. 18
Government and Politics	p. 22
Energy and Resources	p. 26
Economy and Income	p. 30
Global Connections	p. 34
Transportation and Communications	p. 38
Education and Health	p. 42
Culture and Religion	p. 46
Leisure and Tourism	p. 50
Environment and Conservation	p. 54
Future Challenges	p. 58
Time Line	p. 60
Glossary	p. 61
Further Information	p. 62
Index	p. 63
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