French culture
Population: 64,102,140
Language: French
Religions: Catholic and more…
President: Nicolas Sarkozy
France is 260,558 square miles. France is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, and Spain
Culture
The culture of France is very rich and diverse, reflecting regional differences as well as the influence of immigration. France has been playing an important role as a cultural center for many centuries, with Paris as a center of high culture; first in Europe, later world wide. The importance of French culture has waned and waxed over the centuries, largely dependent on its economic, political and military importance. Its formal global expression today consists of regular conventions of leaders from la Francité, the group of countries or nations where French is the main or one of the main languages: France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada and a number of countries in Africa.France is high in culture it is one of the favorite contries in the world. Informally, French culture has been and still is an important counterweight against the worldwide predominance of “Anglo-saxon” culture. It is characterised by a carefully considered balancing of rationality and sensitivity, of expression and analysis and of leisure and productivity. According to Hofstede’s Framework for Assessing Culture, it is moderately individualistic and has a relatively high Power Distance Index.
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Fashion
Paris is known as the “Fashion Capital of the world”, having unique and free designs. Haute couture is not accidentally a French term adopted by the English language; in France it is a legally protected name; guaranteeing some quality standards. Many desingers begun their careers in France, such as Coco Chanel, Christian Dior and Lacoste. An influential designer like Karl Lagerfeld came from Germany to make his career mainly in France, illustrating the prestige of French fashion in general. Italian fashion, with its capital in Milan, is its most serious rival.
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