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May 15, 2024 · Bruno Le Maire, the French finance minister, said in March that the drug trade in France is now worth about $3.8 billion a year, but other estimates range as high as $6.5 billion. The volume of ...
May 20, 2024 · Alsace (/ æ l ˈ s æ s /, US also / æ l ˈ s eɪ s, ˈ æ l s æ s /; French: ⓘ; Low Alemannic German/Alsatian: Elsàss; German: Elsass (German spelling before 1996: Elsaß.) ⓘ; Latin: Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland.
2 days ago · Antwerp ( / ˈæntwɜːrp / ⓘ; Dutch: Antwerpen [ˈɑntʋɛrpə (n)] ⓘ; French: Anvers [ɑ̃vɛʁs] ⓘ) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third largest city in Belgium by area at 204.51 km 2 (78.96 sq mi) after Tournai and Couvin. With a population ...
2 days ago · Austria-Hungary. Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire or the Dual Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central Europe [c] between 1867 and 1918. Austria-Hungary was a military and diplomatic alliance of two sovereign states with a single monarch who was titled both emperor of Austria and King of ...
May 21, 2024 · Trouville-sur-Mer is one of the prettiest beach towns in France. Beyond the boardwalk, the dunes stretch into the distance and you can walk for hours along the coast. Back in town, the lanes and alleys leading uphill from the harbour are crammed with cute restaurants and cafes, perfect for a quick snack, a long lunch or a languid evening meal.
May 23, 2024 · Metz ( / ˈmɛts / METS, French: [mɛs] ⓘ, Latin: Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then Mettis) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand Est region.
May 17, 2024 · The first royal family in France was the Capetian dynasty. Hugh Capet became the first king of modern France in 987, and his descendants expanded the Frankish kingdom and transformed it into the nation we know as France. What was France called in the 1300s? In the 1300s, France was known as Francia or the Kingdom of France.
