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France is a country in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Its capital and largest city is Paris. It is among the six first members of the European Union. It is bordered by Spain and Andorre to the southwest, Italy to the southeast, Switzerland and Germany to the east, and Belgium and Luxembourg to the northeast.

There are a few but subtle references to France in the Grand Theft Auto series.

Wikipedia has an article on: France

References

GTA 2

Ulrika Afrique, the girlfriend of the Zaibatsu boss in the Anywhere City chapter Uno Carb, has the French word Afrique in her name. Afrique is French for Africa.

GTA III

There is a French flag in the Orbit Building in east of Belleville Park, Staunton Island.
"Belle ville", as in Belleville Park, is French for "beautiful city".
Claude is a French name.

Vice City

Pierre La Ponce is from France.
In the mission Mall Shootout, Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez sends Tommy Vercetti to retrieve some guidance chips used in French missile technology. The deal goes awry and is ambushed by French law enforcement.
The GIGN (Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale) and DGSE (Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure) make two appearances, once in the mission Mall Shootout when intercepting the deal between Tommy Vercetti and Pierre La Ponce, and a second time in the mission All Hands On Deck when they attempt to capture/kill Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez.
The Haitians speak some French words with, sometimes, the Haitian Creole accent.
There's a store in Little Haiti called Belle Maitresse Beauty Salon, "Belle Maitresse" means "Beautiful Mistress" (or alternatively "Beautiful Teacher").
There's a church in Little Haiti called "Église Baptiste De La Régénération" (or "Baptist Church of Regeneration" in English).
There's a holiday shop named Avec Moi Holidays. Avec Moi is french for "with me"

San Andreas

As with Vice City, there's a Belle Maitresse Beauty Salon, located in Angel Pine.
Richard Goblin's World of Coq restaurant chain is French.

Liberty City Stories

On the LCFR radio station, there's a radio show named Coq-o-Vin, hosted by Richard Goblin.

Vice City Stories

Le Singe d'Arbre is a French-named café in Little Haiti, it means The Tree's Monkey, however the phrase is on the incorrect French language, the correct form is: "Le Singe de l'Arbre".

GTA IV

Some pedestrians speak French.
Paris can be seen on the television channel CNT.
According to Weazel News, the French Government is considering requesting the return of the Statue of Happiness.
Babiesovernight.com offers "Feminine chain-smoking French babies".
Derriere - A business, it means "behind", it's to a synonym to the human buttocks, like seen in the store logo.
Fourchette - A clothing company, seen in Peepthatshit.com, it means "fork".
Le Chien - A high-fashion clothing company featured in Peepthatshit.com, it means "the dog".

GTA IV: TBoGT

Arnaud is from France. Luis Fernando Lopez has two random encounters with him. Once in Algonquin where they converse and Luis eventually drives him to a massage parlour in Chinatown and a second time in Bohan.

GTA V

Fabien LaRouche, who is Amanda De Santa's Yoga instructor, is French.
Marie Antoinette is mentioned on the website Yourdeadfamily.com.
The French flag is among the numerous flags in front of the Jetsam Terminal.
A clothes shop is called Caca, which means "poo" in French.
The car manufacturer Cheval is French for horse.
Bourgeoix is a French cognac.
When Trevor is caught up in traffic by cyclists, one thing he yells at them is "go to France with your bicycles", referring to Tour de France.
A stripper at the Vanilla Unicorn, Fufu, is from France.
On the Jock Cranley website on the EyeFind browser the player can take part in a patriotism test. If the player scores badly on the patriotism test text pops up at the bottom of the screen: "If you hate America so much get the fuck out and go live in France. Part of it is in Canada." (refering to Quebec) "Or vote Jock Cranley and turn your life around."
The Canis Kalahari is based on the French Citroen Méhari.
Truffade, which made the Adder and the Z-Type, is based on the French manufacturer Bugatti.
It can be implied that Lézard is a French brand, judging that it parodies the Lacoste company (lézard is French for lizard).
Le Chien stores can be found in Los Santos, with one located in Rockford Plaza on Las Lagunas Boulevard.
The San Andreas Flight School Update added a France Chute Bag in the game.
Bob Mulét, the owner of Bob Mulét barber shops, is a French stylist.
There are two streets in Los Santos named Calais Avenue and Normandy Drive, a reference to the city of Calais and the region of Normandy.
Tanisha Jackson mentions on her Lifeinvader page that her new boyfriend is taking her on holiday to Paris in France the next year.

Trivia

GTA V sold 1,951,000 copies in France during 2013, thus making it by far the best-selling game of the year.

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 |official_languages       = [[wp:French language|French]]
 |capital = [[wp:Paris|Paris]]
+|established =5th century AD as an independant country / 4 October 1958 <small>(as the Fifth Republic of France)</small>
-|established =
+|currency = Euro|image_map = Carte_france.png|leader_name1 = [[wp:François Hollande|François Hollande]]|leader_name2 = [[wp:Manuel Valls|Manuel Valls]]|leader_title1 = President|leader_title2 = Prime Minister|accessionEUdate = 1 January 1958|population_estimate = 66 600 000  <small>(as of 2014)</small>|national_anthem = [[wp:La Marseillaise|La Marseillaise]]|national_motto = Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity)}}
-|currency = Euro}}
-'''France''' is a country in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]], and Atlantic oceans. Its capital and largest town is [[wp:Paris|Paris]]. There are a few but subtle references to France in the [[Grand Theft Auto series]].
+'''France''' is a country in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]], and Atlantic oceans. Its capital and largest city is [[wp:Paris|Paris]]. It is among the six first members of the [[wp:European Union|European Union]]. It is bordered by [[Spain]] and [[wp:Andorre|Andorre]] to the southwest, [[Italy]] to the southeast, [[wp:Switzerland|Switzerland]] and [[Germany]] to the east, and [[wp:Belgium|Belgium]] and [[wp:Luxembourg|Luxembourg]] to the northeast.
+There are a few but subtle references to France in the [[Grand Theft Auto series]].{{Wikipedia}}
 ==References==
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 ===GTA III===
 *There is a French flag in the [[Orbit|Orbit Building]] in east of [[Belleville Park]], [[Staunton Island]].
-*"Belle ville" is French for "beautiful city".
+*"Belle ville", as in [[Belleville Park]], is French for "beautiful city".
 *[[Claude]] is a French name.
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 *The [[Haitians]] speak some French words with, sometimes, the Haitian Creole accent.
 *There's a store in [[Little Haiti]] called [[Belle Maitresse Beauty Salon]], "Belle Maitresse" means "Beautiful Mistress" (or alternatively "Beautiful Teacher").
+*There's a church in Little Haiti called "[[Église Baptiste De La Régénération]]" (or "Baptist Church of Regeneration" in English).
+* There's a holiday shop named [[Avec Moi Holidays]]. Avec Moi is french for "with me"
 ===San Andreas===
-*The [[Carl Johnson|CJ's]] [[Girlfriends in GTA SA|girlfriend]], [[Michelle Cannes]], has the surname "Cannes", a big city in South France.
 *As with Vice City, there's a [[Belle Maitresse Beauty Salon]], located in [[Angel Pine]].
+*[[Richard Goblin]]'s [[World of Coq]] restaurant chain is French.
-*The CJ's girlfriend, [[Denise Robinson]] is a french name.
 ===Liberty City Stories===
-*On the [[LCFR]] radio station, there is an interview with a French cook who explains how to make ''Cock-o-Vin.''
+*On the [[LCFR]] radio station, there's a radio show named ''Coq-o-Vin'', hosted by Richard Goblin.
 ===Vice City Stories===
-*The [[Le Singe d'Arbre]] is a French-named café in [[Little Haiti]], it means : The Tree's Monkey, however the phrase is on the incorrect French language, the correct form is: "Le Singe de l'Arbre".
+*[[Le Singe d'Arbre]] is a French-named café in [[Little Haiti]], it means ''The Tree's Monkey'', however the phrase is on the incorrect French language, the correct form is: "Le Singe de l'Arbre".
 === GTA IV===
 *Some pedestrians speak French.
 *Paris can be seen on the television channel [[CNT]].
-*According to [[Weazel News]], the French Government is considering requesting the return of the [[Statue of Happiness|Statue Of Happiness]].
+*According to [[Weazel News]], the French Government is considering requesting the return of the [[Statue of Happiness]].
 *[[Babiesovernight.com]] offers "Feminine chain-smoking French babies".
 *[[Derriere]] - A business, it means "behind", it's to a synonym to the human buttocks, like seen in the store logo.
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 ===GTA IV: TBoGT===
 *[[Arnaud]] is from France. [[Luis Fernando Lopez]] has two [[Random Encounter|random encounters]] with him. Once in [[Algonquin]] where they converse and Luis eventually drives him to a massage parlour in [[Chinatown]] and a second time in [[Bohan]].
 ===GTA V===
-*[[Fabien LaRouche]] who is [[Amanda De Santa]]'s [[Yoga]] instructor, is French.
+*[[Fabien LaRouche]], who is [[Amanda De Santa]]'s [[Yoga]] instructor, is French.
+*Marie Antoinette is mentioned on the website [[Yourdeadfamily.com]].
-*A clothes shop is called [[Caca]], which means "poo" in French.
+* The French flag is among the numerous flags in front of the [[Jetsam Terminal]].
+*A clothes shop is called [[Caca]], which means "poo" in [[wp:French language|French]].
 *The car manufacturer [[Cheval]] is French for ''horse''.
+*[[Bourgeoix]] is a French cognac.
-*When [[Trevor Philips|Trevor]] is caught up in traffic by cyclists, one thing he yells at them is "go to France with your bicycles".
+*When [[Trevor Philips|Trevor]] is caught up in traffic by cyclists, one thing he yells at them is "go to France with your bicycles", referring to Tour de France.
 *A stripper at the [[Vanilla Unicorn]], [[Fufu]], is from France.
-*On the [[Jock Cranley]] website on the [[EyeFind]] browser you can take part in a patriotism test. If the player scores badly on the patriotism test text pops up at the bottom of the screen: "If you hate America so much get the fuck out and go live in France. Part of it is in [[Canada]]." (He is refering to [[Quebec]].) "Or vote Jock Cranley and turn your life around."
+*On the [[Jock Cranley]] website on the [[EyeFind]] browser the player can take part in a patriotism test. If the player scores badly on the patriotism test text pops up at the bottom of the screen: "If you hate America so much get the fuck out and go live in France. Part of it is in [[Canada]]." (refering to Quebec) "Or vote Jock Cranley and turn your life around."
+*The [[Canis]] [[Kalahari]] is based on the French [[wp:Citroën_Méhari|Citroen Méhari]].
-*[[Truffade]] made the [[Adder]] and the [[Z-Type]] which originate from France
+*[[Truffade]], which made the [[Adder]] and the [[Z-Type]], is based on the French manufacturer [[wp:Bugatti|Bugatti.]]
+*It can be implied that [[Lézard]] is a French brand, judging that it parodies the [[wp:Lacoste|Lacoste]] company (''lézard ''is French for ''lizard'').
+*[[Le Chien]] stores can be found in [[Los Santos (HD Universe)|Los Santos]], with one located in [[Rockford Plaza]] on [[Las Lagunas Boulevard]].
+*[[The San Andreas Flight School Update]] added a France [[Parachute|Chute Bag]] in the game.
+*Bob Mulét, the owner of [[Bob Mulét]] barber shops, is a French stylist.
+*There are two streets in [[Los Santos (HD Universe)|Los Santos]] named [[Calais Ave]]nue and [[Normandy Drive]], a reference to the city of [[wp:Calais|Calais]] and the region of [[wp:Normandy|Normandy]].
+*[[Tanisha Jackson]] mentions on her [[Lifeinvader]] page that her new boyfriend is taking her on holiday to Paris in France the [[2014|next year]].
 ==Trivia==
-*GTA V sold [http://www.jeuxactu.com/jeux-video-france-l-ecrasante-superiorite-de-gta-5-en-2013-91593.htm 1 951 000] copies in France during 2013, thus making it by far the best-selling game of the year.
+*GTA V sold [http://www.jeuxactu.com/jeux-video-france-l-ecrasante-superiorite-de-gta-5-en-2013-91593.htm 1,951,000] copies in France during 2013, thus making it by far the best-selling game of the year.
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