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Region |
Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium
and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and
Spain
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Capital |
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Government |
Republic
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US Embassy |
Chief of mission: Ambassador Howard H. LEACH embassy: 2 Avenue Gabriel, 75008 Paris
mailing address: PSC 116, B210 APO AE 09777 telephone: [33] (1) 43-12-22-22 FAX:
[33] (1) 42 66 97 83 consulate(s) general: Marseille, Strasbourg
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Legal System |
Civil law system with indigenous concepts; review of administrative but not legislative
acts
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Languages |
French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton,
Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
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Currency |
Euro |
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Currency Code |
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Holidays |
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
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Climate |
Generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along
the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known
as mistral
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Terrain |
Mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west; remainder is mountainous,
especially Pyrenees in south, Alps in east
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