pairs France
economy:
France’s economic freedom score is 62.5, making its economy the 73rd freest in the 2015 Index. Its overall score has decreased by 1.0 point, with particularly large declines in labor freedom and the management of government spending. France is ranked 33rd out of 43 countries in the Europe region, and its overall score is higher than the world average but below the regional average.Since 2011, economic freedom in France has declined by over 2.0 points, falling in five of the 10 economic freedoms including the control of government spending, fiscal freedom, and labor freedom. |
geographic location:
latitude (48°52'0"N Population:
2.211 million (2008) why is it my dream vacation |
Climate
The average temperatures in Paris generally range between 5°C (41°F) during winter and 20°C (68°F) in summer. July is the hottest month of the year, and January is the coldest. As a rule, it is slightly warmer in Paris than in the suburbs. The effects of urbanisation result in significant differences of temperature between the city's center and the outskirts, regularly recording one or two degrees higher at Paris Montsouris1 or at the Tour Saint-Jacques, as compared to Paris Le Bourget Airport which is 9 km outside the city. During the past century, the coldest winter was in 1953-1954, when the thermometer dropped to -15°C (5°F). The coldest day ever recorded was on 10 December 1879: -23.9°C (-11°F). While the hottest recorded temperature reached 40.4°C (104.7°F) on 28 July 1948, the deadly heatwave of August 2003 produced nine (9) consecutive days of temperatures exceeding 35°C (95°F). These temperatures are quite exceptional, however. |