Country Facts
This country’s national holiday is celebrated every July 14th with fireworks and a military parade on the Champs-Élysées.
What is France?
This country has both a National Assembly and a Senate as its legislative branches.
What is a bicameral legislature?
This document starts with a preamble referencing the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man.
What is the Constitution of 1958?
This anthem’s name also belongs to a port city at the mouth of the Rhône River.
What is "La Marseillaise"?
This city is home to the world’s most-visited art museum, whose glass pyramid was added in 1989.
What is the Louvre?
This country is home to the highest peak in Western Europe, Mont Blanc.
What is Mont Blanc?
The Prime Minister is appointed by this official, not elected by the people.
Who is the President of France?
The current constitution was enacted following a 1958 referendum led by this military leader.
Who is Charles de Gaulle?
In 1916, this anthem was adopted as an official symbol during World War I, over a century after its composition.
What is the French national anthem?
The world’s largest wholesale food market, Rungis, is located just outside this capital.
What is Rungis Market?
This country’s wine-producing regions include Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Champagne.
What is Champagne?
This system allows the President to appoint a Prime Minister from an opposing political party, a situation called “cohabitation.”
What is cohabitation?
This document grants the President the power to appoint three out of nine members to the Constitutional Council.
What is the French Constitution?
This anthem’s lyrics urge citizens to “qu’un sang impur abreuve nos sillons,” meaning “let impure blood water our furrows.”
What is a line from "La Marseillaise"?
This city is served by three major airports: Charles de Gaulle, Orly, and Beauvais.
What is Paris?
This nation’s Mediterranean coastline is known by this glamorous nickname, attracting celebrities since the 19th century.
What is the French Riviera?
The current government structure replaced the instability of this previous republic, which saw over 20 administrations in 12 years.
What is the Fourth Republic?
In 2000, this constitution was amended to reduce the presidential term from seven to five years.
What is the quinquennat?
In 1944, this anthem was famously played by the Allies during the liberation of Paris.
What is the liberation anthem of France?
In 1830, this city’s streets were barricaded during the July Revolution, inspiring scenes in “Les Misérables.”
What is the July Revolution in Paris?
In 2017, this country elected its youngest president since Napoleon Bonaparte.
Who is Emmanuel Macron?
The Constitutional Council in this country reviews the constitutionality of legislation before it becomes law.
What is the Conseil Constitutionnel?
This document permits the use of “Article 49-3,” a controversial measure allowing the government to pass a law without a full parliamentary vote.
What is Article 49-3?
In 1979, UNESCO named this anthem a “world heritage song.”
What is a UNESCO heritage anthem?
The oldest standing bridge in this city is ironically named “Pont Neuf,” or “New Bridge.”
What is Pont Neuf?