France - General information about the France

France, the official French republic is located in the western part of Europe. It’s a democratic country that is organized as a unitary semi-presidential republic. It’s a developed country and sixth largest economy of the world. It’s a founding member of UN and among five permanent members of united nation security council, and has the membership of the elite G8 group. The geographical boundaries of this great country are extended from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and from Atlantic Ocean to Rhine. In addition to that it occupied a various overseas territories and islands.

The history of France:

France is among the countries who lead the way from feudalism to the nation state. Its monarchs were well known for the capable ministers, and the powerful army. Especially during the period of Louis XIV, France became the dominant power of the world. French revolution was among the greatest revolution of the world, which leads to the foundation of democratic countries all over the world. France has a pretty crucial role in both the world wars and role after the world wars scenario was also very important.

Culture and arts:

France is known for its rich and diverse culture, with a combination of regional difference as well as the colonization effects. It has a unique culture with the prosperity in art, music, language, cuisine and fashion. The diverse origin of French public has contributed a lot to the cultural heritage of this great country. Paris, the capital city of the country was a center of cultural development for a long time. Even today, France leads the fashion culture of the world to a great extent. It’s a secular country with the freedom of though and religion. It’s a home to the people of various ethnic groups and religions.
The French art is one of the important aspects of the rich culture of this great nation. It has given some great world renowned artists to the world including the painters, authors, and the musicians. Especially, the cave paintings of the Alta Maria, Lascaux, Les Combarelles, and Niaux are among the best artistic works of the world.

The great variety of the cuisines and the wines is another factor that makes France known all over the world. Its both classical as well as provincial cuisines are known as world’s most elegant and refined cuisines. The French style of cooking has affected all the western countries. The variety of wine and the cheese is one of the important factors that bring glory to the culture of this great country. These became an internal part of the great culture and the French people are really proud of all these great features of their culture.

Music and sports

The music, cinema and sports, especially football are some more feathers in the cap of glory for France. France has a dominating history in the game of football and had given some great soccer players to the world.

To sum up, France is one of the powerful nuclear and economic powers of the world. It has a great rich culture is always a source of light for the changes in the world culture.

Some links to sitesabout France and Paris.
Turist i Frankrike, kanske Marseille, Nice, Cannes mm
Or why not Paris - Frankrikes huvudstad