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France hunts for security driver in big bank heist...were alerted. By nightfall Friday, the suspect was still on the loose. The driver had picked up the money Thursday at the Banque de France branch in Lyon with two other security workers. They then stopped at another bank and while the two... In this article: Lyon, Banque de France, Paris, and France |
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BBC News | 18 hours ago
Australia ring changes for France
...- Josh and Brett Morris - play for different teams Australia have made seven changes for Saturday's Four Nations match against France in Paris. Centres Josh Morris and Michael Jennings and scrum-half Cooper Cronk make their tournament...
In this article: Michael Jennings, David Ferriol, Josh Morris, Sebastien Raguin, Dimitri Pelo, Clint Greenshields, Kurt Gidley, Darren Lockyer, and Australia
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Reuters | 19 hours ago
France to consider dollar bond next year
...the agency will consider issuing a 15-year bond linked to euro zone inflation and a 10-year bond linked to French inflation. He said France needed to borrow 6 billion euros in three auctions for the rest of this year. (Reporting by Marcin...
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ESPN | 1 day ago
France overlook Vieira for World Cup play-off
...his best form and rarely starts for his Inter Milan club, was not on the 24-man list named on Thursday by Raymond Domenech. The France coach picked two uncapped players in Girondins Bordeaux goalkeeper Cedric Carrasso and Olympique...
In this article: Olympique Lyon, Girondins Bordeaux, World Cup, Arsenal, Aly Cissokho, Cedric Carrasso, Real Madrid, and Toulouse
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France, Poland sign nuclear cooperation accord
...say whether French firms would be partners in its planned reactor. Under the agreement, signed during a visit to Paris by Polish ministers, France will offer help training technicians and in research and development. Tusk said France had...
In this article: Poland, Donald Tusk, Coal, Nicolas Sarkozy, Paris, Japan, and South Korea
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AP Online | 2 days ago
France plans to cut powerful judges down to size
It was "as if judges wanted to remind the decision-makers, but also the public, of their role, and the counterweight they represent" to France's leaders, Le Monde newspaper opined. Magistrates' unions said the Chirac case - which was revived...
In this article: Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy, Le Monde, Michele Alliot-Marie, Dominique de Villepin, Paris, and Allegation
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UPDATE 1-France to push G20 on bankers' pay
...will raise the issue at a follow-up meeting of finance ministers and central bankers this weekend in Scotland. France has said it will shortly apply the G20 standards and wants the rules, which aim to discourage excessive risk taking, to...
In this article: Pittsburgh, Competitive advantage, Unemployment, U.S. Federal Reserve, Scotland, and Britain
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France wades into bog of North Korean diplomacy
PARIS (AP) - Nicolas Sarkozy is once again wading into international diplomacy. After trying a hand at Mideast peace, raising France's profile on Iran and reaching out to Cuba, he's homing in on another problem long seen as Washington's to...
In this article: Jack Lang, North Korea, United States, Pyongyang, Paris, Washington, Mideast, and Cuba
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France (pronounced: /en-us-France.ogg/, French pronunciation or IPA: //ˈfrɑːns//; ), officially the French Republic (République française, ), is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is often referred to as L’Hexagone ("The Hexagon") because of the geometric shape of its territory. France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its main ideals expressed in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
Metropolitan France is bordered (clockwise from the north) by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, and Spain. France's overseas departments and collectivities also share land borders with Brazil and Suriname (bordering French Guiana), and the Netherlands Antilles (bordering Saint-Martin). France is linked to the United Kingdom by the Channel Tunnel, which passes underneath the English Channel.
- Name:
- France
- Conventional Long Name:
- French Republic
- Local Name:
- République française
- Capital:
- Paris
- Language:
- French
- French
- Motto:
- Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
- Largest City:
- Paris
- Government type:
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
- Legislature:
- Parliament
- Upper House:
- Senate
- Lower House:
- National Assembly
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1958
- Formations:
- Fifth Republic
- Area:
- 260558
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $2.086 trillion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 18
- GDP (nominal):
- $2.499 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 16
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 5th
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $39,922
- Time Zone:
- CET
- Currency:
- Euro, CFP Franc
- Demonym:
- French
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- EUR,XPF
- Country Calling Code:
- +33
- ccTLD:
- .fr
- EU Accession:
- March 25, 1957
- Anthem:
- “La Marseillaise”
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