City breaks paris

Paris the capital of France, and also region Ile-de-France capital, whose territory includes Paris and its suburbs. The population of the Big Paris, considering the population of suburb and cities-satellites, makes, according to 2004, 11,5 million persons. Thus, Paris appears the mother country second for the sizes after Moscow (along with London) in Europe and approximately the twentieth in the world.

Paris is huge financial and business by the center of Europe, in it is concentrated more than 30 % of the population of France working in office sphere or sphere of management, and more than 40 % of headquarters plants of France. The biggest business area of Europe - La Defangs, is in Paris. The second here too takes place in the sizes in Europe stock exchange Evronekst.

Being in the past capital of the colonial empire reaching five continents, Paris still is considered the center of the French-speaking world. The city has kept the strong international positions, in its headquarters of such organizations, as OECD and UNESCO are located. A condition of financial, business, political and tourist components of life of Paris allow this city to enter into the four of "world capitals, together with New York, London and Tokyo. One of attractive lines of Paris is its sizes. Paris rather small city for capital, distances between the basic sights it is possible to proceed easily on foot. It is possible to be guided down the river Hay which divides a city on two parts: the Right Coast and the Left Coast. Other effective and easy way of movement around the city – the Parisian underground.

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