FRANCE
| Republic in Western Europe consisting of Metropolitan France and Corsica. One of the OECD countries. Member of the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA). | |
| CAPITAL | Paris. |
| PRINCIPAL PORT | Bordeaux, Boulogne, Cherbourg, Dijon, Dunkerque, La Pallice, Le Havre, Lyon, Marseille, Mullhouse, Nantes, Paris, Rouen, Saint Nazaire, Saint Malo, Strasbourg. |
| POPULATION | 59,551,227 (July 2001 estimate). |
| LANGUAGE(S) | French. |
| WEIGHTS AND MEASURES | Metric system. |
| ELECTRICITY SUPPLY | Domestic: 220v 50 cycles AC, Industrial: 220v or 380v 3 phase, 4 wire, 50 cycles earthed system. |
| CURRENCY(-IES) | The euro. |
| EXCHANGE RATE | 1.59 euro = £1 sterling (fluctuating rate). |
| TIME | 1 hour ahead of GMT. |
DIALLING CODE |
00 33 France has introduced an extra two digits in telephone numbers: 1— Paris (and Paris area); 2— north-west (Nantes, Rouen); 3 — north-east (Lille, Strasbourg); 4 — south-east (Lyon, Marseilles); 5 — south-west (Bordeaux, Toulouse). Monaco has its own international code: 00 377. |
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | 1 Jan; 1, 8 May; 14 July; 15 Aug; 1, 11 Nov; 25, 26 Dec; in addition, the following which have variable dates: Good Friday; Easter Monday; Ascension; Pentecost; Whit Monday. |
| CONSULATE GENERAL | Economic and Commercial section: 21/24 Grosvenor Place, London SW1X 7HU. Tel: 020 7235 7080, fax: 020 7235 8598. |
| EMBASSY(-IES) | 58 Knightsbridge, London SW1X
7JT. Tel: 020 7201 1000, fax: 020 7201 1004, e-mail: press@ambafrance.org.uk - website: www.ambafrance.org.uk Visa section: 6A Cromwell Place, London SW7 2JN. Tel: 020 7838 2050, fax: 020 7838 2046. |
| BRITISH EMBASSY | 35 rue du Faubourg St Honoré,
75383 Paris Cedex 08. Tel: 00 33 1 44 51 3100, fax: 00 33 1 44 51 34 01 (commercial),
website: www.amb-grandebretagne.fr British Consulate-General: 18 bis rue d'Anjou, 75008 Paris. Tel: 00 33 1 44 51 3100, fax: 00 33 1 44 51 3127. Mail should be addressed to the British Embassy, Paris. |
| CHAMBER(S) OF COMMERCE | Federation of Egyptian Chambers
of Commerce, 4 Midan El-Falaki Street, Cairo. Tel: 00 20 795 1136, fax: 00 20 795 7940. Egyptian-British Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain Ltd, PO Box 4EG, 299 Oxford Street, London W1A 4EG. Tel: 020 7499 3100, fax: 020 7499 1070. British Egyptian Business Association: 124 Nile Street, 2nd Floor, Flat 3, Agouza, Cairo. Tel: 00 20 794 1421, fax: 00 20 794 1401. |