09/ PICK A COUNTRY

FRANCE
National anthem: La Marseillaise
National Day: 14th July
5 first supplying countries: Germany, China, Italy, Belgium, USA

5 first customer countries: Germany, USA, Spain, UK, Italy
Most famous monuments or sites: Eiffel Tower, Cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris, Château de Versailles…

Key figures
• Land area: 551,695 km²
• Population (2016): 66,6 millions
• GDP growth forecast (2016): 1.5 %
• Unemployment rate (2016): 10 % of workforce
• Legal working week: 35 hours


QUIZZ – How many facilities for elderly or disabled persons in France?

SPAIN
National anthem: Marcha Real
National Day: 12th October
5 first supplying countries: Germany, France, China, Italy, USA
5 first customer countries: France, Germany, Italy, UK, Portugal
Most famous monuments or sites: Alhambra, Gaudi's Sagrada Familia, Prado Museum…

Key figures
• Land area: 505,992 km²
• Population (2015): 46,44 millions
• GDP growth forecast (2016): 2.5 %
• Unemployment rate (2015): 20 % of workforce
• Legal working week: 40 hours


QUIZZ – The merging of the regions is a highly topical issue in France. To you, how many regions are there in Spain?

CANADA
National anthem: Ô Canada
National Day: 1st July
5 first supplying countries: USA, China, Mexico, Germany, Japan (France 9th)
5 first customer countries: USA, China, UK, Japan, Mexico
Most famous monuments or sites: CN Tower, Canadian Parliament, Château Frontenac…

Key figures
• Land area: 9,984,670 km²
• Population (2016): 36,3 millions
• GDP growth forecast (2016): 1.7 %
• Unemployment rate (2016): 6.8 % of workforce
• Legal working week: 40 hours (QC)


QUIZZ – How many universities are there in Canada?

BELGIUM
National anthem: La Brabançonne
National Day: 21st July
5 first supplying countries: Netherlands, Germany, France, USA, UK
5 first customer countries: Germany, France, Netherlands, UK, USA
Most famous monuments or sites: Grand-Place of Brussels, Menin Gate Memorial, Historic Centre of Brugge…

Key figures
• Land area: 30,526 km²
• Population (2016): 11,3 millions
• GDP growth forecast (2016): 1.5 %
• Unemployment rate (2015): 8.3 % of workforce
• Legal working week: 35, 38 or 39 hours


QUIZZ – How many municipalities are there in Belgium?

MOROCCO
National anthem: National anthem
National Days: 30th July and 18th November
5 first supplying countries: Spain, France, China, USA, Germany
5 first customer countries: Spain, France, Brazil, Italy, India
Most famous monuments or sites: King Hassan II Mosque, Archaeological site of Volubilis, Place Jemaa el Fna…

Key figures
• Land area: 446,550 km²
• Population (2016): 34,7 millions
• GDP growth forecast (2016): 3.7%
• Unemployment rate (2016): 10 % of workforce
• Legal working week: 44 hours for non-farming sector, 48 hours for farming sector


QUIZZ – Can you guess the % of the tax levies to GDP in Morocco?