About France

• > This is France

  Geography Area: 632,834 sq. km, of which 543,965 in metropolitan France and 88,969 in the overseas départements (DOM). Rivers: Five major rivers flow entirely or partially in France: Loire, 1,012km; Rhine, French (...)

• > French media

  The following is not a complete list. Click on media organization or press agency to access website. National daily papers Le Monde Libération Le Figaro Les Echos La Tribune L’Humanité La Croix Metro L’équipe TV (...)

• > Press briefing by French MFA’s spokesman

  

  Find the latest press briefing by Bernard Valero, French MFA’s spokesman : 13-12-11 12-12-11 09-12-11 08-12-11 06-12-11 02-12-2011 30-11-2011

• > Discovering France

  

• > Bread, cakes and pastries : a shining example of French excellence (...)

  Bread, cakes and pastries “made in France” are some of the country’s best exports and represent some of its most sought-after products. Their appeal extends to French manufacturers of baking equipment and ingredients, (...)

• > France would not be France without its cheeses

  To illustrate the diversity of French gastronomy, President Charles de Gaulle referred to France as “the country of 300 cheeses”. There are in fact over 1000 different kinds of cheese in France. Plenty enough to (...)

• > French expertise in the field of seawater desalination

  

  Accentuated by the perceptible consequences of climate change, shortage of drinking water is a major issue for humanity. To overcome this crucial challenge, one solution consists of desalinating seawater, which (...)

• > Roland Garros: Where French charm and clay-court tennis meet

  

  From 21 May to 9 June, the world’s top tennis players will battle it out for the title of French Open champion at Roland Garros in Paris. For superstars like Nadal, Djokovic, Llodra and Gasquet as well as spectators (...)