FLIGHTS AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Overview
Paris is the capital city of France. French is the official language used in France. The demonym of France is French. The total land area of France is measured to be about 674,843 square kilometers. The total population present in France is about 65, 82,885 as per the census conducted during the year 2011. The population density of France is about 116 per square kilometers. The total GDP of France is about $2.145 trillion as per the estimation conducted in the year 2010 and the per capita of France is about $34,077.
France is considered to be the major power since 500 years in economic, cultural, political and military influence in Europe and also in the whole world. During the period of 17th and 18th centuries France colonized some great parts of south Asia and North America. During the period of 19th and 20th century France had built large portions of west, central Africa, north, southern Asia and many pacific islands and Caribbean which is considered to be the second major empire of that time.
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Climate / Weather
The climate of France is with great varieties. There are mild summers and temperate winters on most parts of the territory, especially in Paris. The Mediterranean region faces hot summers and mild winters in the south west region and cool summer and mild winters in the North West region of the country. The terrain is considered to be flat plains in most places. There are few gently rolling hills in west and north parts of the country.
| Today | 05/18/2012 | 05/19/2012 | 05/20/2012 | 05/21/2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mostly Cloudy 16°C/10°C |  Chance of Rain 21°C/7°C |  Chance of a Thunderstorm 20°C/11°C |  Fog 16°C/11°C | Chance of Rain 16°C/9°C |
Getting Around
It is not good to travel during the school holidays in France and also during Easter. Hotels will be overbooked and the traffic will be awful to travel.
There are plenty of options to get around in France. France has the well developed highways system for safe and fast transportation. Transportation by car is one of the best options in France. Most of the freeways will be likely to be toll booths. The road in France ranges from narrow roads with single lane which is present in the country sides to the major highways. Most of the towns in France were built before the availability of automobiles was there and hence the city centers are not much wide for parking cars. When you are planning to rent a car to get around France, its better you bear in mind not to rent a widely car as you might end up with parking problems.
