1. France Par Michael Matkowski
L’Europe

2. Important Facts Located in Western Europe; Capital is Paris
French is the official language; English, Spanish, and German are also spoken
Most immigrants are Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Poles, or are from former French colonies; 7% of the population are immigrants
Population of about 65 million people
85% of people are Catholic; only 8% are active Catholics

3. Geography
Many kinds of terrain; hills, mountains, plains, forests, farmland
5 major mountain ranges; Alps, Pyrenees, Massif Central, Jura and Vosges
Borders the Atlantic Ocean, English Channel and Mediterranean Sea
Borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Spain
Climate differs throughout France; north is temperate and rainy, south has dry summers and wet winters, central and east have temperatures that vary throughout the year

4. Key Dates Napoleon took power in 1804
Tour de France (occurs every year but the date varies)
Bastille Day (July 14th)
Mardi Gras
La Fete de la Musique (Music Party)

5. Main Tourist Attractions
Arc de Triomphe
Eiffel Tower
Notre Dame Cathedral
The Louvre
Crepes and Ratatouille

6. Famous People
Victor Hugo (wrote Les Misérables and Hunchback of Notre Dame)
Louis Pasteur (created pasteurization)
Gustave Eiffel (Eiffel Tower)
Claude Monet (made many impressionist paintings)
Victor Hugo
Louis Pasteur
Claude Monet Painting

7. France... We Have It All! Famous Monuments Rich History Great Food
Fine Art

8. Sources Cited
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“Monet, Claude."  World Book Discover. World Book, Web. 29 Oct
"Paris."  World Book Discover. World Book, Web. 29 Oct
"Eiffel Tower."  World Book Discover. World Book, Web. 29 Oct
"Notre Dame, Cathedral of."  World Book Discover. World Book, Web. 29 Oct
“Louvre."  World Book Discover. World Book, Web. 29 Oct
"Eiffel, Gustave."  World Book Discover. World Book, Web. 29 Oct
"Pasteur, Louis."  World Book Discover. World Book, Web. 29 Oct
"Mona Lisa."  World Book Discover. World Book, Web. 29 Oct
"France." CultureGrams Online Edition. ProQuest, Web. 29 Oct 2011.
Arc de Triomphe Photograph. Collection of CultureGrams. ProQuest, Web. 29 Oct 2011.
Notre Dame Photograph. Collection of CultureGrams. ProQuest, Web. 29 Oct 2011.
Roman Colosseum Photograph. Collection of CultureGrams. ProQuest, Web. 29 Oct 2011.
Cocoa and Bûche de Noël Photograph. Collection of CultureGrams. ProQuest, Web. 29 Oct 2011.
Dictionary.com (for translation)