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Tips for France
Contents:
Tips for
the Traveler
Visas
Health Risks
Time
Electricity, Weights
and Measures
At a Glance...
Capital
City People
Language
Religion
Government
Helpful Tidbits...
Links... |
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Tips
for the Traveler |
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Visas : |
A valid passport is
required for stays of up to three months |
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Health
risks: |
France is one of the safest
places to travel in Europe. Common sense and a little
restraint with unfamiliar foods will go a long way toward
ensuring a healthy trip. Watch out for heat exhaustion in
the south, especially in summer. |
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Time: |
France is one hour ahead of
Greenwich mean time (GMT), or one hour ahead of London, 6
hours ahead of New York and Montreal, 4 hours ahead of Sao Paulo, 2 hours behind Moscow, and 7 hours behind Hong
Kong. France observes daylight saving time from late
March to late September, during which time it is 2 hours
ahead of GMT |
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Electricity: |
Electrical current is 220
volts AC, 50 Hz. Most plugs have two round pins. Visitors
from abroad who wish to operate personal small electronic
items, should bring a plug adapter and a transformer. |
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Weights
& Measures: |
The metric system is
standard throughout the country. |
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Tourism: |
France is like nowhere else
on Earth. Although many other places have a long and rich
history, beautiful landscapes, and a complex, compelling
culture, no other country has all these things in such
extravagant measure as France. |
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At
a Glance... |
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Capital
city:: |
Paris |
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People: |
Nearly 94 percent of the
inhabitants of France are native-born, and the population
is mostly white. The largest foreign-born groups are
Portuguese, Algerians, Italians, and Turks. |
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Language: |
The language they speak is
French |
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Religion: |
Christianity is the
dominate religion |
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Government: |
Republic |
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Helpful Tidbits... |
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Population |
58,804,944 |
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Links |
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France
travel hints and tips |
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Survival
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