France

Hi, for the last 3 weeks and this week my hub have been writing information reports on different country's. we have organised what info we would have to have in each paragraphs. I will now share with you what I am putting in my information report.

Intro

Population : 65,182,396

It has grown by 0.3 percent from 2017 -2018

It is growing at a steady pace but the pace of growth is slower than in previous years.

Flag: blue white and red equal strips.

Location: the countries that border it are Spain, Switzerland, Belgium and it is near the medatrainin Sea

Capital 

Paris is the city that has lots of famous landmarks

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History- Key influences main events: 

1789: The French Revolution- During the French Revolution the French citizens redesigned the political landscape, 843: 

Signing of the Treaty of Verdun - the treaty of Verdun was a treaty partitioning the Carolingian empire  among the three surviving sons of the emperor Louis I , 1461-1483: 

The Reign of Louis XI- He continued the work of his father, Charles VII, in strengthening and unifying France.

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Religion: Catholicism

France is one of the main principle Catholic countries

 45% of people in France claim to be Christian most of them are Catholic.

Politics: 

They vote for a president every 5 years.

Potential candidates must secure 500 signatures from elected officials, such as mayors,
to secure a spot on the ballot.

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Education: subjects taught at primary school: French, history, geography and civic studies; mathematics, science and technology; physical education and sport, arts and crafts, and music.

Ecoamany:

France is one of the major economic powers of the world.

It is ranked among countries like the United States, Japan, Germany and Italy

Jobs: there is a wide range of jobs in France such as Marketing Managers

Or Airplane Pilots.

All the jobs in France are good paying jobs and you can make a living of them

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Celebrations:

Mid-February: Nice Carnival. There are 15 days (and nights)
of carnival parades with amazing decorated floats and humongous paper-mache figurines.
During the Flower Parade, beautifully dressed characters throw a huge number of flowers into the crowd
and more than 1,000 dancers and musicians from around the world perform at the carnival.

Food

Herb Buttered Snails (Escargots au Beurre Persillé)  These are from Burgundy in France. They are cooked with a butter parsley cream. They are presented in there shells and you eat them with a little skewer.

Breton Buckwheat Pancakes (Galettes Bretonnes)  you can find these almost everywhere in France. Traditional fillings like ham, cheese, and eggs or andouille and onions are usually used but people have become more creative over time. 

Attractions:

Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower is one of the world's most Iconic landmarks.

It was originally hated by critics but now has earned the title: The iron lady.

Louvre Museum

In the former royal palace of French Kings, the Louvre is a magnificent museum that ranks
among the top European collections of fine arts.

Prehistoric Cave Paintings in Lascaux

Visitors can discover the fascinating world of prehistoric art in Lascaux, the best example of stone age
art in the world. 

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Dance: 

Ballet - stated in Italy in the fifteenth century and came to France were it was further developed into a concert dance and now has its own vocabulary based on French words.

Branle

The simplest of the dances was the branle, which was originally as a circle or line dance of kicking or gliding steps often used  at weddings or popular festivities. 

Galliards

 are festive dances that normally come right after the slow pavanes. In this dance, both the man and the woman perform four little kicks, followed by one bigger hop

Sport:

 Football

Football is most definitely the most important, most watched, and most played sport in the country. 
Local teams are quite competitive with the rivalries running deep and being taken extremely seriously.  

Cycling

Most people are familiar with the Tour de France.  It is the country's most important cycling race.
The three-week long race takes a different route over France each year and is followed by crowds from
different countries. It attracts the biggest names in cycling and  is one of the greatest achievements a
road cyclist can dream of.

That was my plan of my report. Have you done anything like this.