Travel and Tourism Worldwide Travel Destinations - Paris

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Paris

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General information: 

    France is the second largest country in Europe and it fall into the northern hemisphere. In the northwest there is, the Brittany Peninsula, Normandy, which has fertile uplands, the Loire Valley and the Seine basin. In the south, the ground rises to the Massif Central; a region of high plateaux and in the east is the Rhone Valley. On the eastern boarders of France are the Jura Mountains, the Vosges and the Western Alps, which fall away on their northern slopes to Alsace-Lorraine.  France has a population of 59 million people, who are scattered throughout the country, although Paris has 2.2 million people living in its city. The population is made up of:

  • French- 92%
  • North African- 3%
  • German- 2%
  • Breton- 1%
  • Other- 2%

(Source: Lonely Planet guide for France)

Government:

    The full name of France is the French Republic. The government type is called Republic and the president is Jacques Chirac. He was elected in 1995 while the prime- minister, Lionel Jospin, was appointed in 1997. The government has twenty-two administrative divisions, which consist of:

  • Alsace
  • Aquitaine
  • Auvergne
  • Basse-Normandie
  • Bourgogne
  • Bretagne
  • Centre
  • Champagne-Ardenne
  • Corse
  • Franche-Comte
  • Haute-Normandie
  • Île-de-France (Paris falls into this administrative division)
  • Languedoc-Roussillon
  • Limousin
  • Lorraine
  • Midi-Pyrenees
  • Nord-Pas-de-Calais
  • Pays de la Loire
  • Picardie
  • Poitou-Charentes
  • Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur
  • Rhone-Alpes

The parliament is composed of the National Assembly and the Senate. All French civilians who are over the age of eighteen directly elect the National Assembly deputies and they serve five-year terms, adults in the overseas departments also vote in these elections. Regional representatives and the National Assembly elect members of the Senate for nine-year terms, or sometimes the National Assembly votes to transfer one of its deputies to the Senate. The chief political parties are the Socialist Party (PS), Communist Party- (PC), Republican Party (RPR) and the Democratic Union (UDF). Others include two green parties, Les Verts and Gènèration Ecologie. France has many colonies or dependent areas, they are:

  • Bassas da India
  • Clipperton Island
  • Europa Island
  • French Polynesia
  • French Southern and Antarctic Lands
  • Glorioso Islands
  • Juan de Nova Island
  • New Caledonia
  • Tromelin Island
  • Wallis and Futuna

Paris is the centre from which all these colonies were ruled.

Time difference:

    Paris is one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (+1 GMT), six hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time and nine hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time. Daylight Savings is observed from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October.

Currency:

    Up till 2002, France used to use the French Franc as a currency, the French franc was made up of 100 centimes but it was not until 1st January 2002 that France converted the Franc into the European Euro and it became part of the European Union. The European- Euro is the standard currency for the European Union. There are, €0.01, €0.02, €0.05, €0.10, €0.20, €0.50, €1.00 and €2.00, that make up the coins and there are €5, €10, €20, €50, €100, €200 and €500, that make up the notes. The current exchange rate at present is: ₤1 GBP = €1.40 EUR.

Type of destination:

    Paris is considered to be a cultural/historical destination because of the many museums and historical attractions on offer, such as Place de la Concorde, which is the site of all the be-headings that took place during the French Revolution and it was also where there were tank duels during World War ΙΙ. It could also be classified as a purpose built destination because of the Eiffel Tower, which draws lots of tourists. Yet, it is said to be the most romantic city in the world because of its atmosphere.

Location of the country:

    France is a country in the northern hemisphere, on the continent of Europe, with the English Channel in the north and the Atlantic Ocean in the west. In the south there is the Mediterranean Sea and the Pyrenees mountains, while in the east are the countries: Belgium, Luxemburg, Switzerland and Italy.

Location of the destination within the country:

    Paris is the capital city of France and it falls into the Île de France region (province) and it is situated in the north central area of the country.

Hemisphere and continent:

    Paris is situated in the northern hemisphere on the European continent. Paris lies 52° north and 2 20° east.

 Long haul or short haul:

    Paris is considered to be a short haul destination from the UK and flight time is approximately fifty-five minutes. Tourist can also travel by Euro Star, which would take three hours.

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Climate:

    Paris has a moderate climate, in the winter season temperatures can dip below freezing but it stays generally around 7°C and in this period it is generally very wet as the rare snowfall melts as it hits the ground. In the summer season, mornings tend to be cool but it gets warmer by the late afternoon. There are a few summer days, which get ...

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