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France: Encyclopedia - France
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2 Whole territory of the French Republic, including all the overseas departments and terri...
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France: Encyclopedia Ii - France - History
The borders of modern France are roughly the same as those of ancient Gaul, which was inhabited by Celtic Gauls. Gaul was conquered by th...
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France: Encyclopedia Ii - France - Demographics
Since prehistoric times, France has been a crossroads of trade, migrations, and invasions. Four basic European ethnic stocks - Celtic (Ga...
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France: Encyclopedia Ii - France - Economy
France's economy combines extensive private enterprise (nearly 2.5 million companies registered) with substantial (though declining) gove...
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France: Encyclopedia Ii - France - Military
The French armed forces are divided into four branches:
Army (Armée de Terre)
Navy (Marine Nationale)
Air Force (Armée de l'Air)
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France: Encyclopedia Ii - France - Geography
While the main territory of France (metropolitan France; French: la Métropole, or France métropolitaine) is located in Western Europe, ...
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France: Encyclopedia Ii - France - Culture
France - Marianne.
Main article: Marianne
Marianne is a symbol of the French Republic. She is an allegorical figure of liberty and th...
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France: Encyclopedia Ii - France - Economy
France's economy combines extensive private enterprise (nearly 2.5 million companies registered) with substantial (though declining) gove...
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France: Encyclopedia Ii - France - Government And Politics
Main articles: Government of France and Politics of France
The constitution of the Fifth Republic was approved by referendum on September...
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France: Encyclopedia Ii - France - Government And Politics
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Main articles: Government of France, and Politics of France, and [[]], and [[]]
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France: Encyclopedia Ii - France - Culture
France - Marianne.
Main articles: Marianne, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]
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France: Encyclopedia Ii - France - Terminology
France - Origin of the country's name.
The name France comes from Medieval Latin Francia, which literally means "land of the Franks, Fr...
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France: Encyclopedia Ii - France - Government And Politics
The constitution of the Fifth Republic was approved by referendum on September 28, 1958. It greatly strengthened the authority of the exe...
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France: Encyclopedia Ii - France - Geography
While the main territory of France (metropolitan France; French: la Métropole, or France métropolitaine) is located in Western Europe, ...
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France: Encyclopedia Ii - France - Military
The French armed forces are divided into four branches:
Army (Armée de Terre)
Navy (Marine Nationale)
Air Force (Armée de l'Air)
Genda...
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France: Encyclopedia Ii - France - Administrative Divisions
France has 26 administrative régions: 21 metropolitan régions, the territorial collectivity of Corse (Corsica) (commonly referred to as...
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France: Encyclopedia Ii - France - Culture
France - Marianne.
Marianne is a symbol of the French Republic. She is an allegorical figure of liberty and the Republic and first appe...
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France: Encyclopedia Ii - France - Economy
France's economy combines extensive private enterprise (nearly 2.5 million companies registered) with substantial (though declining) gove...
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France: Encyclopedia Ii - France - Geography
While the main territory of France (metropolitan France; French: la Métropole, or France métropolitaine) is located in Western Europe, ...
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