France

F r a n c e

__**World Map**__
 * **capital city** -Paris
 * **bordering countries -**Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra and Spain.
 * **continent** -Europe

__**Flag**__
 * colors/symbols and what they represent- The red and blue come from Paris and the white comes from the King's floor.
 * year adopted-Febuary 15/1794 (French flag is called "tricolore")

__**Food**__
 * Not **just a list. Choose 3** -cheese,bread,
 * **when they eat -Morning, Noon, Evening **
 * **Special meals** - customs while eating


 * __Optional Topics__**

__**Population**__ > Hark, hark, what myriads bid you rise: > Your children, wives and grandsires aging, > See their tears and hear their cries, > See their tears and hear their cries! > Shall hateful tyrants mischief breeding > With hireling Hosts, a ruffian band > Affright and desolate the land, > While peace and liberty lie bleeding? > > CHORUS > To arms, to arms, ye brave! > ThMarch on! march on! > All hearts resolved on victory or death. > > O sacred love of Francy, undying, > ThThy defenders, death defying, > Fight with Freedom at their side. > Soon they sons shall be victorious > When the banner high is raised; > And they dying enemies, amazed, > Shall behold they triumph, great and glorious. http://www.whitehouse.gov/national-anthem/paris-full.html
 * **distribution throughout country**
 * **total**
 * **ethnic groups**
 * **Traditional Dress**
 * [[image:Traditional_dress_France caption="Traditional France Dress "]]
 * **Currency**
 * [[image:France_money_coins.jpg]]
 * **Religion** -About 85 percent of the French are Roman Catholic.
 * **Holidays** -Festivals,Carnivals,Fairs,Dances
 * **Art** [[image:http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:bNGTfHVGi4sAYM:http://www.batguano.com/VLB1782c.jpg width="72" height="86" caption="Art from France" link="http://www.batguano.com/VLB1782c.jpg"]]http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.batguano.com/VLB1782c.jpg&imgrefurl=http://dearkitty.blogsome.com/2006/10/03/&h=413&w=350&sz=16&hl=en&start=14&um=1&tbnid=bNGTfHVGi4sAYM:&tbnh=125&tbnw=106&prev=/i
 * **Dance** hip hop,ballet,modran irishand tap
 * **Climate**-Winter +7f to -45c,Summer +16f to +61f,
 * **Sports** football,handball,vollyball, basetball and table football http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_France
 * **Population** -59,047,000 (estimate)
 * **Langauge** -Francais
 * **Music**-Classical,Folk,Pop,Tencho,Funk
 * **National Anthem** Ye sons of France, awake to glory,
 * **National Anthem** Ye sons of France, awake to glory,
 * **Famous Monuments**
 * **Coat of Arms**
 * [[image:france-coat-arms.gif]]
 * **Literature**
 * **Drama**
 * **Marketplace**