France (French Republic)
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European Union Nation |
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UN Nation |
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NATO Member |
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G-5 |
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Nuclear Weapons Nation |
| Population: 59 551 000 (Republic) | Capitol City: Paris | Lit. Rate: 99% | |
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Chief Of State: President Jacques Chirac |
Head of Government: Prime Minister Lionel Jospin |
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| Alsace | Aquitaine | Auvergne | Basse-Normandie |
| Bourgogne | Bretagne | Centre | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Corse | Franche-Comte | Haute-Normandie | Ile-de-France |
| Languedoc-Roussillon | Limousin | Lorraine | Midi-Pyrenees |
| Nord-Pas-de-Calais | Pays de la Loire | Picardie | Poitou-Charentes |
| Provence-Alps-Cote d'Azur | Rhone-Alpes | ||
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| Bassas de India | Clipperton Island | Europe Island | French Polynesia |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands | Glorioso Islands | Juan de Nova Island | New Caledonia |
| Tromelin Island | Wallis | Futuna | St. Pierre/Micheliun |
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Ethnicity: Teutonic Celtic and Latin, Slavic and Basque |
Lang: French (100%), regional accents are declining. |
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Religion: Roman Catholic (90%), Protestant (2%), Jewish (1%), Muslim (3%), Other (4%) |
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History: Once a world power, WWI and WWII ravaged the country for some time. With amazing speed, France has recovered and is one of the most advanced countries in the world. A nuclear nation, France is a 'lone-wolf', wishing to be left in peace when issues of its own ruling are questioned. Although reconciled with Germany, France is bitter about its reputation wrongly given during the two World Wars. |
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Currency: Franc/Euro |
Exchange: 5.65 per US Dollar/1.06 EUR per US Dollar |
Non-Military Assets
| Groupement d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale (GIGN) | Reaction, Assistance, Intervention, Dissuasion (RAID) | |
French Forces
| Marine Nationale | Armee de Terre | Armee de l'Air | French Foreign Legion |
Military: Although
wrongly given a bad reputation, the French military is an extremely
experienced and professional military. They have been involved in many
bush wars in Africa, with the French Foreign Legion.
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| Honours: Besides the
many battles before the 1900s, this list includes only the last century. World War I, World War II, Korea, Algeria, Vietnam (Their own war in the 50's), Chad, Africa, Gulf War, Somalia, Several UN/NATO missions. |
