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Sabtu, 21 Mei 2011

TOURISM OF FRANCE

1. Country & Region
The French Republic or France is a country located in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, Luxembourge, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra and Spain. It is a founding member of the European Union.


 Area :
* total : 547,030 km2
* land : 545,630 km2
* water : 1,400 km2

France is divided into 26 administrative regions, 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and four of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity, but is considered a region in mainstream departments, ranging in number from 2 to 8 per region for the metropolitan ones whereas the overseas regions are technically composed by only one department.

2. Facts and Statistics of Tourism in France

Population
* 60 million inhabitants
* 36.000 towns and villages
* 964.356 km (599,240 miles) of roads
* 31.940 km (19,847 miles) of railways

Coastline
* 3120 km (1939 miles, including inlets and bays)
* 1600 km (995 miles) as the crow flies
* 4 sea fronts (the North, the Channel, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Mediterranean)

The highest things
* The highest mountain in Western Europe : Mont Blanc (4807 meters or 15,771 feet)
* Inhabited village (2200 meters or 7218 feet)
* Skiable area of 1.950 km2 equipped with 4200 ski lifts and 13.000 km of downhill ski pistes
* Eiffel tower (320 meters or 1.652 feet)

Others
* 6.000 species of plant life
* 365 different sorts of cheese
* 15 million hectares of forest
* 35.000 boulangeries (bakeries)
* 3,7 million tons of bread consumed every year
* 25 million cars
* 750.000 associations
* 16 million dogs and cats owned by 51% of households
* 36.673 mayors
* 600.000 farmers
* 780.000 shopkeepers, 1000 hypermarkets, 7000 supermarkets
* 816.000 craftsmen

Tourism
* 76 millionoverseas visitors in 2003, making France the 1st tourist destination in the world
* About 3.900 museums which attract ten of million of visitors every year
* 5,6 million annual visitors to the eiffel tower
* 1.500 private castle open to the public
* 4.400 cinemas
* 38.879 historic monuments
* 50.000 theatrical productions every year
* 19.912 hotels

Religion
* 63% of French people consider themselves Catholic
* 30% declare themselves without religion
* 7% else

Language
* French (official language)
* Occitan, Alsatian, Basque, Breton, Catalan, Corsican, Dutch, English, German.

Source : Google.com

Name of group :
Anggun Sulistyorini (10610853)
Cita Saraswati (11610606)
Heni Kusumawardani (13610236)
Mentari Cahya (14610356)
Novita Pratiwi (15610083)
Class : 1SA05

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