Country Profiles: France

French Republic -- Republique Française

Government-Sponsored Resources and Diplomatic Information

• Statistics on the French Republic: CIA World Factbook
• US Embassy in Paris
• Embassy of France in Washington, D.C.
• Présidence de la République the official site of the President
• Ministère des Affaires éstrangès - Paris with information on France
• Consulate General of France in Los Angeles

International Organizations and Development Programs

• U.N. Mission of France Country page contains U.N. related info. as well as other links about the country
• France and the IMF The IMF's France Country Page with links to articles

Internet Resources: General

• France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Fluxus: FranceNet guide to French resources
• History of France: Primary Documents  BYU site to historical documents
• French Studies: UCLA Library Collections and Internet Resources
• Medieval and Renaisance: UCLA Library Collections and Internet Resources
• WESS Web: Western European Specialists Section hosted by the University of Virginia library
• French Resources hosted by the University of Wisconsin
• Travel Information Travel to France with the Lonely Planet Guide

Internet Resources: Culture, Literature and the Arts

• Le Louvre Official website of the Louvre with exhibitions and guides to the museum on line
• L'Alliance Française Information about schools that offer courses in French language and culture
• Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication Official website of France's ministry of culture and communication
• Links to French Texts on-line provided by the BUBL Information Service
• ATHENA Archives of books, literature, science, arts, etc.
• French Resources on the Web
• The French Cultural Service in Los Angeles

Online News Sites and Servers

• Le Figaro The magazine online with a French-language dictation competition from Larousee!
• Le Monde The number one daily newspaper in France online
• Le Monde Diplomatique Monthly news and analysis magazine
• Web Radio International hear broadcasts from countries all over the world

French Language Study

• The UCLA French Department
• French-English-French An online dictionary
• French online dictionaries
• EAP Study Abroad Programs UC study abroad in France
• Language Resource Page A page of links to information on distance learning and technology resources, traditional language study programs (including those that offer instruction in less commonly taught languages) and other general language study resources.

Academic and Fellowship Information

• Bibliothèque nationale de France Information on exhibits, how to view the collections and contact information
• Bourses Chateaubriand Fellowships to conduct research in France. Open to current graduate students or those who have been awarded a Ph.D. in the last three years
• Fulbright Fellowships for dissertation and postdoctoral research
• Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships in Humanistic Studies Information on fellowships for Ph.D. students in humanities and social sciences
• SSRC/ACLS International Dissertation Field Research Fellowships: support for dissertation research in humanities and social sciences in all areas and regions of the world
• Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships For dissertation research in humanities and social sciences
• UC Berkeley Center for German and European Studies Fellowships for dissertation research, predissertation research travel, and UC faculty research
• Columbia University's Council for European Studies has information about fellowships for Western and Central Europe
• Library Servers via WWW Libraries from over 90 countries, updated daily. Sponsored by UC Berkeley library and Sun Microsystems

The French Republic is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents.