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Poitou Charentes, Limousin, Brittany, Ile de France, Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur, Burgundy, Nord Pas de Calais, Haute Normandie, Basse Normandie, Rhone Alps, Midi Pyrenees, Franche Comte, Auvergne, Pays de la Loire, Languedoc Roussillon, Centre Val de Loire, Aquitaine, Picardy, Champagne, Lorraine, Alsace Situation in Zimbabwe (15.04.08)The situation in Zimbabwe is extremely troubling. At a time when the opposition has called for a general strike, to continue until the results of the presidential election are published, and the police have banned any public demonstrations, France once again deplores the fact that these results have still not been announced. It has been 17 days since the vote, and we have been told they should be published on April 19. We will see, but they should have been published the day of the vote. Read more | Comments
Visit of Foreign and European Affairs Minister Bernard Kouchner to Poland (April 15, 2008)Foreign and European Affairs Minister Bernard Kouchner went to Warsaw on April 15 where he was invited to attend the official ceremonies commemorating the 65th anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising, co-chaired by President Kaczynski and President Shimon Peres. The minister met the last surviving commander of the insurrection, Marek Edelman, to whom he presented the insignia of commander of the Legion of Honor. Visit of Hungarian Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz (14.04.08)The visit comes ahead of the conclusion of a “ strategic partnership” between our two countries sought by President Nicolas Sarkozy and Hungarian Prime Minster Ferenc Gyurcsany, which is due to be signed shortly. Minister’s visit to Central Asia (April 10-11, 2008)Foreign and European Affairs Minister Bernard Kouchner will visit Turkmenistan and Tajikistan on April 10 and 11, 2008. Piracy in the Gulf of Aden (09.04.08)After the Ponant - a French luxury yacht- was seized by pirates off Somalia on April 4th 2008, France immediately mobilized the means it has at its disposal in the area. Situation in Haiti (10.04.08)France deplores the violent incidents that have occurred in the last few days in Port-au-Prince and other cities in Haiti, causing the deaths of several people. It calls for a prompt return to calm. Minister’s visit to Central Asia (10-11.04.08)Foreign and European Affairs Minister Bernard Kouchner will visit Turkmenistan and Tajikistan on April 10 and 11, 2008. Piracy in the Gulf of Aden (April 9, 2008)After the Ponant - a French luxury yacht- was seized by pirates off Somalia on April 4th 2008, France immediately mobilized the means it has at its disposal in the area. Ratification of the CTBT (06.04.08)Ten years ago, on April 6, 1998, France filed its instrument of ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) with the UN secretary-general in New York. The UK took the same step simultaneously. Piracy in the Gulf of Aden (April 7, 2008)After the Ponant - a French luxury yacht- was seized by pirates off Somalia on April 4th 2008, France immediately mobilized the means it has at its disposal in the area. International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action (04.04.08)We celebrate International Day for Mine Awareness and Action Against Mines April 4, the date chosen by the UN in 2005. On this occasion we reaffirm France’ s ongoing commitment to tackling this scourge. France was the first permanent member of the UN Security Council to ratify the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines. NATO Summit in Bucharest (03-04.04.08)Speech by Mr Nicolas Sarkozy, president of the Republic (Bucharest, 3 April 2008) State visit to the United Kingdom (26-27.03.08)President Sarkozy paid a State Visit to the United Kingdom on 26-27 March 2008, at the invitation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Cooperation ministers of G8 countries to meet (05-06.04.08)Alain Joyandet, Secretary of State for Cooperation and Francophony, will attend the meeting of ministers for cooperation of G8 countries in Tokyo on April 5 and 6. Reopening of the Ledra Street (03.04.08)We welcome the opening this morning of the Ledra Street crossing in the center of Nicosia. It was witnessed by the Greek-Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot negotiators responsible for implementing the declaration whereby the two community leaders agreed on March 21 to resume discussions on a settlement of the Cypriot question. France reiterates its condemnation of Anjouan island’s attempted secession (03.04.08)In view of certain allegations concerning Colonel Bacar’ s situation, we want to repeat that France condemned right from the outset Anjouan island’ s attempted secession and as of June 2007 it suspended all cooperation with the de facto authorities of this part of the Union of the Comoros. International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action (April 4, 2008)Meeting today in Paris for the first time, the Mine Action Support Group is pleased to make this statement on the third annual observance of the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. Joint article by Dr. Dimitrij Rupel and Mr Bernard Kouchner (02.04.08)"It is therefore the conviction of both the current and the future EU Presidencies that partners need to find innovative ways to give Serbia’ s pro-European forces this much needed boost, while not compromising on values on which the EU is based. As Kosovo, Serbia is in many respects a unique case too. Press release by several foreign ministers (31.03.08)"We, Foreign Ministers of France, Italy, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom held an informal meeting in Paris on March 31st 2008. (...) |
Quick linksAbout FranceAdministrative divisions: France is divided into 26 administrative regions. 22 are in metropolitan France (21 are on the continental part of metropolitan France; one is the territorial collectivity of Corsica) , and four are overseas regions. The regions are further subdivided into 100 departments which are numbered (mainly alphabetically). This number is used in postal codes and vehicle number plates amongst others. The 100 departments are subdivided into 341 arrondissements which are, in turn, subdivided into 4,032 cantons. These cantons are then divided into 36,680 communes, which are municipalities with an elected municipal council. Demography: With an estimated population of 64.5 million people, France is the 19th most populous country in the world. France's largest cities are Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Toulouse, Nice, and Nantes. Popular searchesNew added properties |
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