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Published on Nov 19, 2015

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FRANCE

BY: JESSICA CLARK AND GABI SALAZAR
Photo by Werner Kunz
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CLIMATE

  • Metropolitan France
  • French Guiana
  • Guadeloupe and Martinique
  • Mayotte
  • Reunion
Photo by VinothChandar
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METROPOLITAN FRANCE

  • Generally cool winters and mild summers
  • Mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean
  • Occasional strong, cold, and dry winds.
Photo by Dimitry B
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FRENCH GUIANA

  • Tropical
  • Hot
  • Humid
  • Little seasonal temperature variation
Photo by Trekking the Planet
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GUADELOUPE AND MARTINIQUE

  • Subtropical tempered by trade winds
  • High humidity
  • Rainy season (June to October)
  • Hurricanes every eight years on average
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MAYOTTE

  • Generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks
Photo by D-Stanley
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REUNION

  • Mostly rugged and mountainous
  • Fertile lowlands along coast
Photo by theqspeaks
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TERRAIN

  • Metropolitan France
  • French Guiana
  • Guadeloupe and Matrinique
  • Mayotte
  • Reunion
Photo by sjrankin
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METROPOLITAN FRANCE

  • Mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west
  • Remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps in east
Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
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FRENCH GUIANA

  • low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains
Photo by David Darricau
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GUADELOUPE AND MARTINIQUE

  • Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains
  • Grande-Terre is low limestone formation
  • most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin
  • Mountainous with indented coastline
  • dormant volcano
Photo by sybarite48
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REUNION

  • Mostly rugged and mountainous
  • Fertile lowlands along coast
Photo by louisvolant
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ELEVATION

  • Lowest point- Rhone River delta:2m
  • Highest point- Mont Blanc:4,807m
Photo by Kevin M. Gill
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POPULATION

66,259,012
Photo by mattlemmon
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CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY

  • Birth rate: 12.49births/1,000 population
  • Net Migration:1.09migrants/1,000 population
  • Religions:Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, Unaffiliated
  • Language:French
  • Literacy Rate:age 15 and over can read and write(99%)
Photo by Davide Restivo
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GOVERNMENTAL AND ECONOMIC SYSTEM

  • Govt.:Democracy
  • Eco.:Mixed/Free Market
Photo by Stuck in Customs
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FACTS

  • Unemployment rate:10.2%
  • Imports:659.8 billion
  • Debt:5.371 trillion
  • Electricity:561.2 billion
  • Natural gas:508 million cu m
Photo by Twistiti
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FACTS CONTINUED

  • Wine country
  • Bread/butter
  • City of love
  • Boeuf Bourguignon
  • Cheese
Photo by def110
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FAMOUS FRENCH WINES

  • Chardonnay (white wine)
  • Pinot noir (red wine)
Photo by Robert S. Donovan
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BOEUF BOURGUIGNON

Photo by mulberrymint

Jessica Clark