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Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research)
- Form of government:
- Population: 58,978,172 (74% urban)
- Total area: 547,020 sq. km
- Languages: French
- Religions: Christianity
- Per capita GDP: $21,150 p.a.(1998)
- Exports: $305,462 bn
- Literacy: 99% (1991)
- Life expectancy: 78.6 years (82.7 f, 74.8 m)
Sources
- [CIA World Factbook] country data - France
- E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - France - national anthem, flag, map, people, economy, geography, government, defence, news
and weather
- [Nation by Nation] country data - France - facts, government, geography, history, human rights, people
- [World Skip] country data - France
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Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
- France Guide
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Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
- Directories:
- service-public.fr - official gateway to the French civil service
- Governments on the WWW - France - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices,
law courts, embassies, etc
- Legislature:
- Assemblée nationale française (National Assembly)
- Sénat (Senate) - includes role, rules and procedures, history, and directory of executive staff, groups and services
- Conseil constitutionnel (Constitutional Council) - reviews the consistency of Acts of Parliament with the Constitution
- Secretariat General du Gouvernement (Secretary-General)
- Ministries:
- Premier ministre (Prime Minister)
- Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche (Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries)
- Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (Ministry of Culture and Communication)
- Ministère de la Défense et des Anciens Combattants (Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs)
- Ministère de l'Ecologie et du Développement Durable (Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development)
- Ministère de l'Economie, des Finances et de l'Industrie (Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry)
- Ministère de l'Education Nationale (Ministry of National Education)
- Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité (Ministry of Employment and Solidarity)
- Ministère de la Santé, de la Famille et des Personnes Handicapées (Ministry of Health, the Family and Disabled
Persons
- Ministère des Affaires Sociales, du Travail et de la Solidarité (Ministry of Social Affairs, Work and Solidarity)
- Ministère de l'Equipement, des Transports, du Logement, du Tourisme et de la Mer (Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport,
Housing, Tourism and Maritime Affairs)
- Ministère de la Fonction Publique et de la Réforme de l'Etat (Ministry of Public Service and State Reform)
- Ministère de l'Intérieur (Ministry of the Interior)
- Ministere de la Jeunesse et des Sports (Ministry of Recreation and Sport)
- Ministère de la Justice (Ministry of Justice)
- Ministère de l'Outre-Mer (Ministry for French Overseas Territories) - including Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte,
New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Réunion, Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, Terres Australes and Antarctica, Wallis & Futuna, and
Iles Éparses
- Ministère délégué à la Ville (Ministry of Urban Affairs)
- Defence:
- Armée de Terre (Army)
- Marine nationale (Navy)
- L'Armée De L'Air (Air Force)
- Gendarmerie Nationale (National Police)
- Le Service de Santé des Armées (Military Health Services)
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Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
- ATTAC France (Association pour une Taxation des Transactions Financiers pour l'Aide aux Citoyens) (Association for the
Taxation of Financial Transactions for the Aid of Citizens)
- Comité pour le Respect des Libertés et les Droits de l'Homme en Tunisie (Committee for the Respect of Liberties and Human
Rights in Tunisia)
- Fondation pour les Générations Futures (Foundation for Future Generations) - works against the inequalities of the world,
between North and South, between rich and poor, between man and nature, and between current and future generations
- Handicap International (Lyon) - works to reinforcement of local capabilities (simple orthopedic devices), support for development
and integration initiatives (training of local technicians), and prevention of handicap-inflicting conditions (preventive medicine and
social assistance)
- Jurifrance - le droit français en ligne (French law online)
- Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Denmark (Læger uden Grænser) - recruits medical and logistical personnel, raises public
awareness of the plight of the populations treated and cared for, and finances international projects by raising funds
- Plan International France - national office of Plan International, responsible for raising funds nationally by attracting new
sponsors and other donors
- Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) (Reporters Without Borders) (Paris) - international organisation that defends press freedom
and the journalists of the world, the freedom to inform and to be informed
- SERVAS France - international network of hosts and travellers working through personal contact for peace
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Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies
- Towns & cities:
- Aix-en-Provence
- City of Nice - includes the French Riviera
- City of Lyon
- Region of Cognac
- Health:
- Health Agencies Portal
- Ecole Nationale de la Santé Publique (ENSP) (National School of Public Health)
- Law:
- Le droit français (French Law) - portail du droit français (législation, codes, jurisprudence, doctrine)
- Rabenou - pages personnelles d'Informations Juridiques
- Legal News France
- Jurifrance - le droit français en ligne (French law online)
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Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature
- Institut d'art contemporain (IAC) (Institute of Contempoary Art) (Lyon)
- L'Internet culturel - French culture portal sponsored by the French Ministry of Culture
- Festivals:
- Festival de Cannes - unofficial canadian site
- Cannes Film Festival (Festival International du Film) - official site
- Festival de Cinema en Plein Air (Open Air Film Festival), Paris
- Festival du Film Policier Cognac
- Festival des Cinémas d'Asie de Vesoul
- Festival du Cinema Americain de Deauville
- Louvre Museum - Japanese mirror site
- Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie
- Journals & magazines:
- Artpress (Paris) - magazine of information and reflection about contemporary art
- Critica (Archives de la Critique d'Art) (Rennes University) - library and research centre specializing in contemporary art and art
criticism, books, exhibition catalogues, articles in periodicals, CD-ROMs and Internet sites
- Crash - arts and performance magazine
- Les Inrockuptibles Multimédia SA
- Université Rennes 2 - Haute Bretagne (Rennes University)
- Revue Noire (Paris) - African contemporary art, photography, and literature
- Technikart - magazine of culture, critique, information, the bizarre, scoops, censure, and conspiracy
- Museums:
- Centre Pompidou Musée national d'art moderne (National Museum of Contemporary Art) (Beaubourg) - modern and
contemporary art documentation, virtual shows, catalogue, bibliography
- Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume (Paris)
- Musee d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain Toulouse (Les Abattoirs) (Museum of Modern Art and Contemporary Art, Toulouse)
- Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain Lille Métropole (Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Lille)
- Musee d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain Nice (Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Nice)
- Musée des Arts et Métiers (Museum of Arts and Crafts) (Paris)
- Musées de Strasbourg (Museums of Strasbourg) - includes Museum of Modern Art and Contemporary Art, Musée Alsacien,
Musée de l'Oeuvre Notre-Dame, Museum of Decorative Arts, Museum of Fine Arts, Cabinet des Estampes et Dessins,
Archeological Museum, History Museum, and Zoological Museum
- Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History) (Paris)
- Videomuseum - network of national, regional, departmental and municipal museums of modern and contemporary art
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Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies
- Federation des Amis des Chemins de fer Secondaires
- Fédération Francaise de Volleyball
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Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers
- Airlines:
- Air Austral - French regional airline of the Indian Ocean
- Air France
- Accommodation:
- HotelsFrance.com - hotels in Paris and France
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Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society
- Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques (INSEE) (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies)
- Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales (ONERA) (French Aerospace Research Center) - public scientific and
technical establishment which assists government agencies in charge of coordinating civil and military aerospace policy and
directs and carries out aerospace research
- Research institutes:
- Geographical Survey
- Arab Petroleum Research Center (APRC)
- Essential data:
- [CIA World Factbook] country data - France
- Social development:
- [The Economist] country briefing - France
- [OneWorld.net] country database - France - news articles selected from around the world
- [OneWorld.net] country database - Metropolitan France - news articles selected from around the world
- [U.S. Refugee Committee] World Refugee Survey country report - France
- Human rights:
- [International Lesbian and Gay Association] [Country Survey - France] - information for those working to promote lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights
- Governance:
- Governments on the WWW - France - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices,
law courts, embassies, etc
- [CIA Library] [Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members] - France
- [Political Resources] - France
- [World Audit.org] national statistics and reports - France - national statistics and reports from Freedom House, Transparency
International, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and others
- [ElectionWorld.org] election results in France
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Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment
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Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services
- Industry Associations:
- Camera di Commercio Italiana per la Francia (Italian Chamber of Commerce in France)
- Camera di Commercio Italiana di Lione (Italian Chamber of Commerce in Lyons)
- GIFAS - French aerospace industries association
- Aerospace:
- Aerospatiale Matra
- Airnautic France - aircargo brokerage
- Aviones de Transport - aircraft manufacturer
- Dassault Aviation
- Sextant Avionique
- Reims Aviation
- Snecma
- Socata
- Thomson-CSF
- Turboméca
- Alcatel Space
- CNES - space agency
- Liebherr-Aerospace
- Novespace
- Onera - French aerospace research agency
- SEP - Rocket engine manufacturer
- SNECMA - aircraft engine manufacturer
- Other:
- Air Liquide
- Aventis - pharmaceuticals
- Carre Rive Gauche Web des Antiquaires
- Comite National Interprofessionnel de la Pomme de Terre (CNIPT) - national potato industry association
- COGEMA
- Electricité de France (EdF)
- France Antiques
- France Telecom
- Gaz de France - gas company
- Le Web des Antiquaires
- Peugeot - motor vehicle manufacturer
- Spot Image
- Syndicat National de la Librairie Ancienne et Moderne
- VisuelArt - art, auctions, auctioneers, artists, galleries
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Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation
- Association Francaise de la Gestion Financière (AFG-ASFFI) - represents the asset management industry in France, and
promotes and defends the business, financial, and ethical interests of its members and their clients
- Banque de France (Central Bank)
- Crédit Lyonnais
- Groupe Crédit Mutuel
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