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*) France is the most visited country in the world.
La France est le pays le plus visité dans le monde.
*) France has the best health cover in the world
*) One could easily argue that Mitterand (who is dead now) has been instrumental in shaping modern France.
*) Jacques Chirac is the president, he is right wing.
Jacques Chirac est le président de la république, il est de la droite.
*) Jospin is Chirac's prime minister and is left wing
Jospin est le premier ministre de Chirac, il est de la gauche.
*) France has the fastest Europeen Train service thanks to its T.G.V.
*) Even if the French worker is much more expensive then the British one, more international companies invest in France because French industries produce more and have access to an effective European distribution network.
*) Les trente glorieuses are the thirty years after the second world war when France became richer and richer.
*) France has territories and departments (DOM-TOM) in far off places around the world. When refering to mainland France, people talk about the hegagon. For example Vivre dans l'hexagone, c'est avoir acces à l'Europe.
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