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x... France ...x
X...By Holly Ramdas And Alex Glowska...x
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Introduction

• In this presentation we will be
• including the following
• Basics of France
• Population
• Geography
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  Currency
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  Food
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  Culture
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  Paris
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  Famous person from France
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Paris
Paris is North of France. It is Also the capital.
The population is 2,153,600. Paris is famous for
cafes and wine. It is also a very bog tourist
attractions with the Eiffel tower n Disney land
Paris.
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Basics

Currency-Euro
Language- French
Capital- Paris
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Geography

• Location Western Europe, bordering the Bay of
  Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and
  Spain, southeast of the UK bordering the
  Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain
• Map references Europe
• Area - total 547,030 sq km land 545,630 sq km
  water 1,400 sq km
• Comparative slightly less than twice the size of
  Colorado
• generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild
  winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean
  occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwester
  ly wind known as mistral
• Terrain mostly flat plains or gently rolling
  hills in north and west remainder is
  mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps
  in east Elevation extremes lowest point Rhone
  River delta -2 m highest point Mont Blanc 4,807
  m Natural resources coal, iron ore, bauxite,
  zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash,
  feldspar, fluorspar, gypsum, timber, fish
• Geography - note largest West European nation

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Food
With the exception of China, France has a more
varied and developed cuisine than any other
country. The simple, delicious cooking for which
France is famous is found in the old-fashioned
bistro and restaurant. There are two distinct
styles of eating in France. One is, of course,
gastronomy (haute cuisine), widely known and
honored as a cult with rituals, rules and taboos.
It is rarely practiced in daily life, partly
because of the cost and the time which must be
devoted to it. The other is family-style cooking,
often just as delicious as its celebrated
counterpart.
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National specialties

• In the north of France (Nord), fish and
  shellfish are the star features in menus
  oysters, moules (mussels), coques (cockles) and
  crevettes (shrimps) are extremely popular. In
  Picardy, duck pâtés and ficelle picarde (ham and
  mushroom pancake) are popular. Alsace and
  Lorraine are the lands of choucroute (sauerkraut)
  and kugelhof (a special cake), quiche lorraine
  and tarte flambée (onion tart). Spicy and
  distinctive sauces are the hallmark of Breton
  food, and shellfish is a specialty of the region,
  particularly homard à larmoricaine (lobster with
  cream sauce). Brittany is also famous for
  producing some of the finest butter in the world.
  Lyon, the main city of the Rhône Valley, is
  the heartland of French cuisine, though the food
  is often more rich than elaborate. A specialty of
  this area is quenelles de brochet (pounded pike
  formed into sausage shapes and usually served
  with a rich crayfish sauce). Aquitaine
  cuisine (in the south-west of France) is based on
  goosefat. A reference to Périgord will indicate
  a dish containing truffles. Desserts
  include soufflé grand-marnier oeufs à la neige
  (meringues floating on custard) mille feuilles
  (layers of flaky pastry and custard cream)
  Paris-Brest (a large puff-pastry with hazelnut
  cream) ganache (chocolate cream biscuit) and
  fruit tarts and flans.

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Drink - Apertif

• Le Pastis a very popular aperitifPastis is
  the most popular aperitif in France. Aniseed
  flavored aperitifs (Pastis is made with anise,
  licorice and other aromatic plants) were
  developed in South France (Marseille) after
  World War I, when Absinthe, an alcohol that was
  considered as too dangerous, was forbidden. Paul
  Ricard launched in 1932 "the real Pastis from
  Marseille" and Pastis became popular all over
  France. Surprisingly, average today is higher in
  Northern France regions that in South. Avera
  price of a 1 liter bottle of Pastis in France is
  around
  
  
  
  15 Euros (14)
  and more than 80 of this price is in taxes.

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Napoleon

• The Reign of Terror came to an end in 1799 when a
  brilliant young general named Napoleon arrived in
  Paris determined to restore order. A great
  politician and popular leader, Napoleon quickly
  rose to power. In 1804, Napoleon crowned himself
  Emperor Napoleon I.Napoleon set up a strong
  central government and a strict new code of law.
  Napoleon created the Bank of France and the
  entire French administrative system. Eager for
  military glory, Napoleon waged wars and, for a
  while, succeeded in conquering most of Europe.
  However, two major defeats led to the end of
  Napoleon empire and his downfall. In 1812,
  Napoleon's troops were defeated in Russia, and in
  1815, Napoleon surrendered to the English during
  the Battle of Waterloo. Afterward, Bonaparte was
  exiled from France and spent the rest of his days
  on the tiny Atlantic island of St. Helena.

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Sports
Boules Two of the most played boule games are
pétanque and boule lyonnaise. A very popular
modern version of the sport is Extreme Boule,
where the game is played in unusual and
challenging terrain. The aim of the game is to
get your large, heavy balls as close to the
small, white 'jack'. Very popular especially in
France where it may often be seen played in any
open space in villages and towns. The winner is
the player whose ball is closest to the jack. It
is also referred to as 'Bowls'.
Sports