EGP of France

The country is located in Western Europe. Consider the EGP of France, first - its geographical location.

France - the largest country in Europe, which borders on Belgium, Italy, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Andorra and Spain. The border in the north with Great Britain is along the straits of the Atlantic. In the south of the country is the small principality of Monaco. Basically the country's territory is hilly, with hills, lowlands and medium-high mountains. The highest mountain in the country and in the whole of Western Europe is Mont Blanc, its height is more than 4800 meters.

The EGP of France is due in large part to its location and the availability of natural resources. The country lies mostly in the plain. Most of it is located in temperate latitudes, and the south captures subtropics. It is rich in water resources, and the complex of hydroelectric power stations of France is the largest in Europe. More than 500 hydroelectric power stations, which produce about twenty thousand megawatts of power, are located on its territory.

The minerals of France are mainly represented by uranium and iron ore reserves. According to the explored reserves of uranium ores, the country is in the first place in Western Europe. Lorraine (a region in the northeast of France) is rich in deposits of iron ore. There are also deposits of bauxite, rock and potassium salts, concentrated in the north and east of the country. There are small reserves of natural gas, oil, and coal. The largest coal basins are the Central Massif and Lille.

Of the fuel and energy resources, uranium ore is of primary importance for the country. Electric power plants, of which there are 59 in the country, are of significant importance in the production of electricity. They produce about 80% of all electricity in the country. Of great importance for the state are the recreational resources of France. In this respect, the seaside and the areas of the Pyrenees and the Alps are particularly valuable. A significant tourist potential - in major cities of the country including, of course, in Paris.

France's EGP is such that it is not entirely correct to not use the natural advantages of the state, from a very advantageous geographical position in Europe to access to the main sea trade routes of Western Europe (the Mediterranean, the Atlantic, the English Channel).

France ranks 6th in the world on economic indicators after China, the US, Germany, Japan and the UK. This is a highly developed agrarian-industrial country. The leading branches of the manufacturing industry are machine building, including automotive, electronic (washing machines, televisions and others) and electrical engineering, shipbuilding (sea ferries, tankers), aircraft and machine tools. The country is one of the major producers of petrochemical and chemical products (including synthetic rubber, caustic soda, mineral fertilizers, plastics, pharmaceuticals, etc.), non-ferrous (lead, aluminum and zinc) and ferrous metals. French footwear, clothing, perfumery, cosmetics, jewelry, wines, cheeses (produced over four hundred varieties), cognacs are popular on the world markets.

In France, railway transport is very well developed. High-speed trains TGV (abbreviated as Train à Grande Vitesse, which means "high-speed train"), as well as local trains, connect Paris with almost all the cities of the country and the neighboring countries of Western Europe. The TGV trains run at an average speed of 325 kilometers per hour. The total length of the French railways is almost 30,000 kilometers. The railway network of France, thus, is one of the longest in the countries of Western Europe.

Thus, we have presented in the main features the EGP of France.