(OOC) First Applicatory Phase Form

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[center][size=18]BASIC INFORMATION[/size][/center]
[b]NAME: [/b]
[b]OFFICIAL NAME: [/b]
[b]NAME IN NATIVE LANGUAGE: [/b]
[b]OFFICIAL LANGUAGE(S): [/b]
[b]FLAG: [/b]
[b]COAT OF ARMS/SEAL/EMBLEM: [/b]

[u]NOTE: [/u] [i]The language(s) will depend on the location you've chosen. Please refer to the language map.[/i]

[center][size=18]GEOGRAPHY[/size][/center]
[b]LOCATION IN ADONIA: [/b]
[b]AREA: [/b]

[u]NOTE: [/u] [i]Climate and general geography will depend on the location you chose. Please refer to the official climate map and topography map.[/i]

[center][size=18]HISTORY[/size][/center]

Write a brief history of your country.

[u]NOTE: [/u] [i]Please refer to the 'Global History of Adonia' thread.[/i]

[center][size=18]DEMOGRAPHICS[/size][/center]
[b]CAPITAL: [/b]
[b]LARGEST CITY: [/b]
[b]POPULATION: [/b]
[b]POPULATION DENSITY: [/b]
[b]ETHNIC GROUPS (%): [/b]
[b]LINGUISTIC GROUPS (%): [/b]
[b]RELIGION STATS (%): [/b]

[center][size=18]ECONOMICS[/size][/center]
[b]ECONOMIC SYSTEM: [/b]
[b]ECONOMIC ORIENTATION: [/b] (export-oriented or import-oriented)
[b]GDP (PPP) PER CAPITA: [/b]
[b]GDP (NOMINAL) PER CAPITA: [/b]
[b]MAIN INDUSTRIES: [/b]
[b]MAIN NATURAL RESOURCES: [/b]
[b]MAIN SECTORS (%): [/b] (services, industries, agriculture)
[b]CURRENCY: [/b]
[b]MONETARY SYSTEM: [/b]

[u]NOTE: [/u] [i]Please refer to the official GDPpc map and the Natural Resources map.[/i]

[center][size=18]POLITICS[/size][/center]
[b]POLITICAL SYSTEM: [/b]
[b]HEAD OF STATE: [/b]
[b]HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: [/b]
[b]LEGISLATURE: [/b]
[b]GOVERNMENT IDEOLOGY: [/b]
[b]LAW: [/b] (common, civil, religious or mixed)
[b]MILITARY SIZE: [/b]

NAME: France
OFFICIAL NAME: French Republic
NAME IN NATIVE LANGUAGE: France/République française
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE(S): French
FLAG:
COAT OF ARMS/SEAL/EMBLEM:

LOCATION ON EARTH:
AREA: 640,679 km²

The north and northwest have a temperate climate, while a combination of maritime influences, latitude and altitude produce a varied climate in the rest of Metropolitan France. Most of France in the south has a Mediterranean climate that prevails. In the west, the climate is predominantly oceanic with a high level of rainfall, mild winters and warm summers. Inland the climate becomes more continental with hot, stormy summers, colder winters and less rain. The climate of the Alps and other mountainous regions is mainly alpine, with the number of days with temperatures below freezing over 150 per year and snow cover lasting for up to six months.


The earliest humans in France date back way before the croissant was invented - about 50, 000 years. Before it was known as France, a country called Gaul occupied approximately the same place. Gaul was conquered by Rome in the first century BCE, which led to the Gauls adopting the Roman language and culture. Around 400 AD, Germanic tribes known as Franks began entering Gaul, which is where France derived its modern name.

In the year 843, the Treaty of Verdun created a territory called Western Francia, which was the precursor to modern France. Several noble families ruled France until the monarchy was overthrown during the French Revolution in 1798 (a war that was the basis for the film Marie Antoinette). About 10 years after the revolution, a guy named Napoleon Bonaparte seized control of France, declaring himself the Emperor of France. He waged several wars and conquered a good portion of Europe before being defeated at the Battle of Waterloo.

France suffered huge losses in the First World War, despite being on the winning side, and was seized by the Nazis during World War II. The country was eventually liberated in a joint effort of the United States, United Kingdom and Canada in 1944. In more modern times, France has been one of the leading countries pushing the EU monetary union.

CAPITAL: Paris
LARGEST CITY: Paris
POPULATION: 66,616,416
POPULATION DENSITY: 116/km²
ETHNIC GROUPS (%): Unapplicable
LINGUISTIC GROUPS (%):
French: 86%
German dialects: 2.12%
Arabic: 2.05%
Occitan: 1.33%
Portuguese: 1.27%
Oïl languages: 1.25%
Italian dialects: 1.19%
Spanish: 1.06%
Breton: 0.61%
Other: 5.12%
RELIGION STATS (%):
Christianity: 58%
No religion: 31%
Islam: 4%
Judaism: 1%
Other: 1%

ECONOMIC SYSTEM: Market-oriented with neoliberal recent history and Keynesian tendencies
ECONOMIC ORIENTATION: Import-Oriented
GDP (PPP) PER CAPITA: $36,537
GDP (NOMINAL) PER CAPITA: $45,123
MAIN INDUSTRIES: machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics; textiles, food processing; tourism
MAIN NATURAL RESOURCES: coal, iron ores, bauxite, and uranium; high-quality arable lands
MAIN SECTORS (%): services (71.8%), industry (24.3%), agriculture (3.8%)
CURRENCY: Euro (€)
MONETARY SYSTEM: Fiat currency

POLITICAL SYSTEM: Semi-Presidential Constitutional Unitary Republic
HEAD OF STATE: President François Hollande
HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: Prime Minister Manuel Valls
LEGISLATURE: Parliament (National Assembly and Senate)
GOVERNMENT IDEOLOGY: Centrism/Social Democracy
LAW: Civil Law system
MILITARY SIZE: 222,215 active personnel