10 INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT FRANCE

1. The French government gives medals, La Médaille de La Famille Française (Medal of the French Family), to citizens who have successfully raised several children with dignity.

2. There is only one stop sign in the entire French city of Paris.

3. In the Savoie region of France, there is a small town named Pussy.

4. One in five French people have reportedly suffered from depression, making it the most depressed country in the world.

5. Louis XIX was king of France for just 20 minutes.

6. The 2003 Durex Global Sex Study showed that the French are the people who have the most sex in a year.

7. France was the first modern country to legalize same-sex sexual activity in 1791.

8. In France, one can legally marry a deceased person.

9. France’s formal name is La République Française (French Republic).

10. The name “France” comes from the Latin Francia, which means “land or kingdom of the Franks.