ICONS Country Worksheet
Country Team: _FRANCE_
Name: Paulina Gutierrez, Abdullah and Star Yeh
This assignment will prepare you to start working with your team on specific proposals and on a
general strategy for the ICONS negotiation. Each student is to work on this assignment individually
and independently. Note that the final question on this worksheet asks you to report sources you
used to compile this information. All answers should be in your own words (except for city names,
statistics, etc.)
1. What is the capital of your country?
France’s Capital is Paris. A beautiful city situated on the river Seine in the north of France.
2. What form of government does your country have?
The government of French Republic is a semipresidential system (presidential-parliamentary
system). President and Prime Minister an active participants in the daily administration.
3. Who is the current head of your government? (Provide name and title.)
President of The French Republic, currently is Nicolas Sarkozy, from 16 May 2007. The prime
Minister of the French Republic is Francois Fillon since 17 may 2007.
4. What is your country’s GDP per capita?
GPD: Gross Domestic product
2009:US$32.800, 2008:US$33.700, 2007US$33.800
In current money US$39.449 2008
5. What is the average life expectancy for people in your country?
Life expectancy in average 81 year
Female: 84 year, male: 77 year (2006)
6. How does your national budget compare to the national budgets of other
countries participating in this negotiation?
National budget for expenditures US$1.445 trillion (2009). France Number 4th
Germany is number 3, Spain is number 8, UK is 6th and Greece is number 24.
7. What is the ratio of imports to exports for your country? What does this
indicate to you?
US$ Import = 615,23 billion
US$ Export= 553,4 billion
The rate is 1, 1117 (data from 2007)
8. What do you think are the three most important issues facing your country today? Explain
why these are especially important in your country.
The most important problems are: Unemployment: is the higher rate of the industrialized countries,
immigration policies and health system is deficient nowadays.
9. Name all of the countries with which your country shares a border.
Spain, Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany, Switzerland and Italy
10. Identify the sources you used to complete this worksheet.
Internet< Wikipedia, www.indexmundi.com
www.photius.com?rankings
www.icons.umd.edu
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