France

=Task 1: Country Fact file=

= = =Task 2 : Location and climate zone=

=**Task 3: Economic production**=

What is the GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)? $2.145 trillion (2010 est.)

How does this compare with the rest of the world? France has the 10th largest economy based on the GDP

What is the GDP per capita? $33,100 (2010 est.)

How does this compare with the rest of the world? country comparison to the world: 39

What is the unemployment rate? 9.3% (2010 est.)

What is the percentage of the Population below the poverty line?

6.2% (2004)

What are this country's main agricultural products? wheat, cereals, sugar beets, potatoes, wine grapes; beef, dairy products; fish

What are this country's main industries? machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics; textiles, food processing; tourism

Export partners? Germany 16.4%, Italy 8.2%, Belgium 7.7%, Spain 7.6%, UK 6.8%, US 5.1%, Netherlands 4.2% (2010)

Imports partners? Germany 19.3%, Belgium 11.4%, Italy 8%, Netherlands 7.5%, Spain 6.8%, China 5.1%, UK 5% (2010)

=TASK 4: POPULATION SIZE, SHAPE AND LIFE EXPECTANCY=

Total Population 64,768,00 (2010) Average Life Expectancy: 81 (2010) Total Fertility Rate: 2.0 (2010)



=**Task 5: What is it like to live their**= = =

NEWS EVENT: There a couple of events going on in France but the two top stories are: 1.**FRANCE-ALL BLACKS HITS TV RECORD** AND **2.THE SOUTHEAST ORANGE STORM.**

Down below is a small exact pieces from NOTE: IT IS QUOTED: http://www.connexionfrance.com/

"RUGBY drew the year's biggest TV audience with 15.4 million viewers watching the Rugby World Cup final between France and New Zealand.Sunday morning hardly counts as prime-time but the 10.00 kick-off time did not put off viewers... although there was a massive surge towards the end of the match when, by 11.43, 18m were glued to their sets as France missed out on the vital points that would have won the match. They lost 8-7." you can read the rest of story on: []

This is the exact article from the news website: []

"METEO France is on orange alert (“be very vigilant because dangerous weather is expected”) in the south-east. The alert level has been in place since yesterday afternoon in the Alpes-Maritimes, Var and Bouches-du-Rhône, coming a few hours after the Gard and Hérault were also placed under alert."

you can read the full article on: []

TASK 6: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE
What is the EPI score given to your country? 78.2 How does this compare with other countries?

7

How does this compare with other countries? ECOSYSTEM OZONE, Marine Protection, Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compound Emission,

=Task 7: Education= What percentage of the population is literate?

Total population:99% Males:99% Females:99%

Is there a major difference in rates of literacy between male and female? No How many years is a person expected to attend school?

Females:16

Males:16

Is there a difference between between males and females?

No =Task 8: GENDER EQUALITY= == Maternal mortality death rate8 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) country comparison to the world: __[|150] __

Infant mortality rate total: 3.29 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: __[|214] __ male: 3.61 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

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