TheMapFrance•FullName:TheRepublicofFrance•Respectivecontinent:European•Capital:Paris•Officiallanguage:French•Currency:EuroLocation:FranceliesinWesternEurope,andBelgium,Luxembourg,Switzerland,Germany,Italy,Spain,Andorra,Monaco,northwestborderbetweenpullmansfacewithBritishshimadastraitendangerednorthsea,theEnglishachannel,AtlanticandMediterranenfourseas.Scenicspotsandhistoricalsites:TheEiffelTowerThearcDEtriompheTheElyseepalaceVersaillesUnionsquareNotreDameDEParis•Name:NicolasSarkozy•Placeofbirth:Paris•Dateofbirth:onJanuary28,1955PresidentScenicspotsandhistoricalsitesinFranceTheEiffelTower•TheEiffelTowerisafamouslandmarkinParis.Itwasbuiltbetween1887and1889astheentrancearchforafaircalledtheExpositionUniverselle.Itis300metrestall,butthisheightdoesnotincludethe24maerial(antenna)onthetop;thetotalheightofthestructureis324m.Therearealso1,665stepsinsidetheEiffelTower.Itweighs10,000tons.Itconsistsof18,038pieces.TheLouvreTheLouvreisthebiggestmuseuminParis.Cytherea,MonaLisaandAyane'sHighKickareinthere.VersaillesPalaceVersaillesPalace•VersaillesPalacewasoriginallyasmallvillage,LouisXIIIin1624inthemiddleofthewoodsVersaillesPalacehunting.1661,LouisXIVtransformedintoaluxuriouspalace.IsthefamousarchitectLewohaerWoLeinuoteerarecarefullydesignedfromthe.ThePalaceallbecompletedin1689,hasbeenfor300years.CitiesinFranceParisisabeautifulcity.Forcenturiesthiscityhasattractedtheadmirationoftheworld.TheallureandcharmofPariscaptivateallwhovisitthere.Paris——ThecapitalofFranceLyonMarseilleFrenchFoodCultureofFrenchFood•Frenchcuisineisextremelydiverse,withonlytheChinesehavingsimilarvarietyintheirfood.ThisvarietyissupportedbytheFrenchpassionforgoodfoodinallitsforms,France'sextraordinaryrangeofdifferentgeographiesandclimateswhichsupportthelocalproductionofalltypesofingredients,andFrance'slongandvariedhistory.Inmanyways,anunderstandingofthecultureofFrenchfoodisanunderstandingofFranceitself.SomeFamousFoodinFrance•Snail•FranceGooseLiver•Caviar•Cheese•Bread•WineFranceGooseLiverCaviar