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France
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Present
Electoral System
|
Presidential:
Two-Round System / Absolute Majority
Others:
Parallel (segmented)
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Electoral
System Type
|
Majority-Plurality
, Semi PR
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Population
|
61.1
Million
http://www.info-france-usa.org/atoz/descript.asp
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Age
Structure
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0-14
18.17%
15-64
63.5%
65
Over 18.33%
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|
Average
Education Level
|
12.0
years
http://www.singstat.gov.sg/ssn/feat/3Q95/feat.html
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Territories
(Location, Total Area)
|
Europe
Total:
547,030 sq km
Land:
545,630 sq km
Water:1400
sq km
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Urban/Rural
(Ratio)
|
74:26
http://www.mapzones.com/world/europe/france/introindex.php
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Ethnic
|
Celtic
and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, Basque
minorities
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/fields/2075.html
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Geographical
Variation
|
22
regions
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System
of Govt.
|
Republic
|
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Power
of Govt.
|
Executieve,
legislative, judicial
|
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Political
Party
|
Citizens
Movement or MdC; Democratic Force or FD; Ecology Gereration or
GE;French Communist Party or PCF; Independent Ecological Movement or
MEI; Left Radical Party or PRG (previously Radical Socialist Party
or PRS and the Left Radical Movement or MRG); Liberal Democracy or
DL (originally Republican Party or PR); Movement for France or
LDI-MPF; National Center of Independents and Peasants or CNIP;
National Front or FN; National Front-National Movement; Popular
Party for French Democracy or PPDF; Radical Party or RRRS; Rally for
the Republic or RPR; Reformers' Movement or MR; Socialist Party or
PS; The Greens (Les Verts); The Right (La Droite); Union for French
Democracy or UDF (coalition of UDC, FD, RRRS, PPDF); Union of the
Center or UDC
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|
Admin.
of Govt.
|
President
Prime
Minister
|
|
Colonialism
History
|
Celtic
and Latin (Heavy Roman influences)
|
|
Royal
Commission
|
N/A
|
|
Candidate
Number
|
Presidential
Elections Held: President Elected to 5 year terms
Prime
Minister: Appointed by President
National
Assembly: Elected every 5 years
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Economic
Structure
|
Member
of the European Union
Diverse
capitalist economy
|
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Cost
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N/A
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Security
Issue
|
N/A
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Telecom.
Type
|
http://www.francetelecom.com/en/
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IT
Dev. Level
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Developed
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Law/
Regulation
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http://www.oefre.unibe.ch/law/icl/fr00000_.html
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