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==Frankland under Clovis==

==Frankland under Clovis==

France is named after the Franks, a Saxon tribe who established Soissons, the capital. A Frank called [[Clovis]] united the Franks and established Frankland. Franks were pagans but Clovis converted to Christianity (legend has it he prayed to Christ during a difficult battle, offering to become a Christian in exchange for victory ; shortly after that, the enemy fled).

France is named after the [[Franks]], a Saxon tribe who established Soissons, the capital. A Frank called [[Clovis]] united the Franks and established Frankland. Franks were [[pagans]] but Clovis converted to [[Christianity]] (legend has it he prayed to Christ during a difficult battle, offering to become a Christian in exchange for victory ; shortly after that, the enemy fled).

==Government==

==Government==

France is a democratic Republic, governed by a [[President]] and [[Parliament]]. Its current [[President]] is the right-wing [[reformist]] Nicolas Sarkozy, who has promised to modernize France's economy, regularly described as being too [[socialist]] with its reliance on government bodies and flagging industries.{{fact}} Two millions Frenchmen are expatriated, some of them being concerned with France's high taxes and "anti-growth" economic policies. Many of these have settled in Great Britain.<ref>http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2007/05/02/two-million-french-have-escaped-france/</ref>

France is a democratic Republic, governed by a [[President]] and [[Parliament]]. Its current [[President]] is the right-wing [[reformist]] Nicolas Sarkozy, who has promised to modernize France's economy, regularly described as being too [[socialist]] with its reliance on government bodies and flagging industries.{{fact}} Two millions Frenchmen have left France for other countries.  Many of these have stated their concern with France's high taxes and "anti-growth" economic policies and many have settled in Great Britain.<ref>http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2007/05/02/two-million-french-have-escaped-france/</ref>

==See also==

==See also==