France

__**Task 1 - COUNTRY FACT FILE FRANCE**__


 * Capital:** Paris
 * Total** **Area**: 643,801 square mile
 * Population**: 65,312,249 (July 2011 est.)
 * Languages**: French



__**Task 2- Location, Climate Zone**__
 * [[image:Screen_shot_2011-10-12_at_9.48.54_AM.png width="413" height="413"]]
 * **Task 2 - Chart**
 * __Task 3 Economic Production__**
 * What is the GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)?
 * $2.145 trillion (2010 est.)
 * How does this compare with the rest of the world?

$33,100(2010 est.)
 * What is the GDP per capita?
 * How does this compare with the rest of the world?

6.2%(2004)
 * What is the unemployment rate?
 * 9.3% (2010 est.)
 * What is the percentage of People below the poverty line?


 * What are this country's main agricultural products?
 * wheat,cereals,sugar beets,potatoes,wine grapes,beef,dairy products,fish
 * What are this country's main industries?
 * machinery,chemicals,automobiles,metallurgy,aircraft,electronics,textiles,food,processing;tourism

= = __**Task 4 Population and Life Expectancy- Extra Credit: //Sacha//**__
 * Export partners?
 * Germany 16.4%, Italy 8.2%, Belgium 7.7%, Spain 7.6%, UK 6.8%, US 5.1%, Netherlands 4.2% (2010)
 * Imports partners?
 * Germany 19.3%, Belgium 11.4%, Italy 8%, Netherlands 7.5%, Spain 6.8%, China 5.1%, UK 5% (2010)


 * Total Population**: 65,312,249
 * Average Life Expectancy**: 81
 * Total Fertility Rate**: 2.0
 * Infant Mortality Rate**: 3.92 deaths/ 1000 live births

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__**Task 5: What Is It Like To Live There**__

Healthcare: Moderation: Let's Drink to that
> They are all above the “epidemic” level (204 cases per 100,000 of the population).( > []) > About 27,000 homes are likely to be affected and it is expected to raise about €410 million a year. ( > [])
 * In a country where the average over-15 drinks 2.7 glasses of wine a day, the news that wine is good for you has a certain appeal. ( [])
 * FIVE regions are affected by an outbreak of gastroenteritis, an illness causing diarrhea and vomiting.
 * It would be calculated on the //revenu fiscal de référence// (net taxable income) said Budget Minister Valérie Pécresse; it would be on top of income tax and would last until the public finances are balanced.

Terrorisms And Suspicious Events

 * There has been no recent terrorisms and suspicious events in France.

Travel Warning

 * France doesn't have any travel warnings

Travel To France

 * All foreign nationals entering and staying on French territory must be in possession of a valid entry and stay visa, unless you are exempt from this requirement. The information below applies to foreign nationals who hold an ordinary passport. ([])

EPI rank: 7

EPI score: 78.2

Current Issues: Their problems are, water tress index, marine protection, critical habitat protection, agricultural subsidies, nitrogen oxides emissions, Ecosystem ozone, sulfer dioxide emissions, non-methane volatile organic compound emissions,

Summary: France doesn't have many problems in it's country as i listed in the current issues. France is a wealthy country but also needs to work on some problems.

Title of Article: UCN welcomes France’s significant scale-up of marine protected areas

Publication: news story

Date Published: 27 August 2009

url: http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/marine/marine_our_work/marine_governance/?uNewsID=3831

**__Task 7 Education__**
5.6% of GDP (2007)
 * what percentage of the GDP is spent on education?**


 * How does this compare with the rest of the world?**

It is ranked __[|38] __

99%
 * What percentage of the population is literate?**

no males 99% females 99%
 * Is there a major difference in rates of literacy between male and female?**

16 years
 * How many years is a person expected to attend schoo**l?

no  male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.)   __** TASK 8 - GENDER EQUALIT ** __
 * Is there a difference between between males and females?**

The Gender Equality Index from Social Watch.



**The Global Gender Gap **: ** Overall Score: ** ** Economic Participation and Opportunity: ** ** Educational Attainment: ** ** Health and Survival: ** ** Political Empowerment: **