F r a n c e  : Travel France, Fashion Capital Of Europe

» France is a founding member of NATO and the and a permanent member of the UN Security Council. It is one of only seven acknowledged nuclear powers in existence.

» France 's economy combines extensive private enterprise with substantial government intervention. The government retains considerable influence over key segments of infrastructure sectors, with majority ownership of railway, electricity, aircraft, and telecommunication firms.

» With over 77 million tourists a year, France is ranked as the major tourist destination in the world. It features cities of high cultural interest (Paris being the foremost), beaches and seaside resorts, ski centers and rural regions that many enjoy for their beauty and tranquility. France is one of the "classics among tourist countries". It offers mountain ranges , coastlines like in Brittany  or along the cities with a rich cultural heritage, chateaux and castles like Mediterranean Sea versailles, countryside, vineyards in Burgundy and the metropolis of Paris with the Lourve, boulevards, the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe  and cathedral of Notre Dame In the eastern parts of France there are famous skiing resorts in the Alps .