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Paris is the capital city of France. Situated on the banks of the river Seine in north-central France, it is also the capital of the Île-de-France région (also known as "Paris Region"), which encompasses Paris and its suburbs. Paris had an estimated mid-2004 population of 2,144,700. The Paris urban area, extending well beyond the city boundaries, has an estimated population of 9.93 million. The Paris metropolitan area stood at 11.5 million in 1999 and is one of the most populated urban areas in Europe.

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PARIS - MARCH 09: Karl Lagerfeld and Vanessa Paradis attend the Chanel Ready to Wear show as part of the Paris Womenswear Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2011 at Grand Palais on March 9, 2010 in Paris, France. Chanel
David Diaz, from Chicago, Ill., walks off the ring after losing to Humberto Soto, from Mexico, by a unanimous decision during their WBC boxing lightweight title fight in Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, March 13, 2010. Chicago
French designer's lifelong professional and personal companion of iconic French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, Pierre Berge looks on as he stands past to his friend's stele on June 11, 2008 in the garden of his Marrakesh villa after attending to a private ceremony where the ashes of Saint Laurent were scattered by friends. Yves Saint-Laurent
Haitian women's rights advocate Francois Nerline, right, hands diapers to Jermaine Jean Baptiste after her baby Jovens received medical attention at the women's clinic in a makeshift camp for earthquake survivors set up at the Petionville Golf Club in Port-au-Prince, Sunday, March 14, 2010. Nerline asked the Jenkins - Penn Haiti Relief Operation, led by US actor Sean Penn, to organize such a clinic to provide health care to the thousands of women and children living in the camp. Haiti
U.S singer Beth Ditto, left, and French fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, right, react during the launch of the Parisian BHV department store's Christmas lights, in Paris, Tuesday Nov. 17, 2009. Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
Notre Dame's Tim Abromaitis, left, blocks a shot-attempt by Pittsburgh's Travon Woodall in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament, Thursday, March 11, 2010, in New York. Notre Dame won 50-45. Pittsburgh
PARIS - FEBRUARY 01: Director John Requa (L) Actors Ewan McGregor, Jim Carrey and Director Glenn Ficarra (R) attend the Premiere of 'I Love You Philip Morris' film at Cinematheque Francaise on February 1, 2010 in Paris, France. Jim Carrey
NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 18: Actor Pierce Brosnan, musician The Edge of U2, and actor Ewan McGregor attend the after party for the Cinema Society & Screenvision screening of 'The Ghost Writer' at the Crosby Street Hotel on February 18, 2010 in New York City. Ewan McGregor
A painter works on a Falla, a gigantic sculpted structure of cardboard and wood which humorously portrays relevant current events and personalities, caricaturizing French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni during preparations for the Fallas Festival, on March 15, 2010 in Valencia. The Fallas will be burned in the streets of Valencia on March 19, 2010, as a tribute to St. Joseph, patron saint of the carpenters' guild. Nicolas Sarkozy
A Uromastyx Geyris, or comomly known as Saharan Spiny-tailed Lizard, is presented by the French Customs director Jerome Fournel on September 17, 2009 after being siezed by customs officials at Charles de Gaulle airport in freight coming from Niger on September 10. In 2008 French customs seized some 690 live animals of that 439 turtles. Charles de Gaulle
PARIS - MARCH 07: Designer Karl Lagerfeld (C) joins models on the runway during the Karl Lagerfeld Ready to Wear show as part of the Paris Womenswear Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2011 at Espace Ephemere Tuileries on March 7, 2010 in Paris, France. Karl Lagerfeld
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, second from left, accompanied by his wife Marisa Leticia, left, speaks during a press conference prior to leaving a hospital in Sao Paulo, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. Lula underwent medical tests after an attack of high blood pressure on Thursday. High Blood Pressure
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut attends the 2nd Preparatory Conference for the 18th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum, in Minsk on March 15, 2010. The theme of the conference is 'Promoting good governance at border crossings, improving the security of land transportation and facilitating international transport by road and rail in the OSCE region'. Europe
This photo released by Emanuel Ungaro shows actress Lindsay Lohan,left, and Estrella Archs . Ungaro announced Wednesday Sept. 9, 2009 that Lohan was appointed as artistic director for the fashion house and Archs as chief designer. Emanuel Ungaro
Tennessee men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl watches the NCAA selection process at the Ray Mears Room on Sunday, March 14, 2010, in Knoxville, Tenn. Tenn. Tennessee
NEW YORK - MAY 04: Designer John Galliano and actress Marion Cotillard attend 'The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion' Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2009 in New York City. John Galliano
Jim McLaughlin, of Boston, holds his dog Clementine on his shoulders while watching the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in heavy rain in Boston, Sunday, March 14, 2010. Boston

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French actress Cecile Cassel arrives at Ministere de la Culture on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French actress Cecile Cassel arrives at Ministere de la Culture on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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French actress Marion Cotillard waits before being awarded Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters on March 15, 2010 in Paris.

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French actress Marion Cotillard waits before being awarded Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters on March 15, 2010 in Paris.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French actress Cecile Cassel arrives at Ministere de la Culture on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French actress Cecile Cassel arrives at Ministere de la Culture on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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US film director Tim Burton (L) is awarded Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters from the hands of French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand, on March 15, 2010 in Paris.

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US film director Tim Burton (L) is awarded Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters from the hands of French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand, on March 15, 2010 in Paris.

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US film director Tim Burton (L) poses after being awarded Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters from the hands of French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand, on March 15, 2010 in Paris.

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US film director Tim Burton (L) poses after being awarded Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters from the hands of French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand, on March 15, 2010 in Paris.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Singer Nolwenn Leroy arrives at Ministere de la Culture on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Singer Nolwenn Leroy arrives at Ministere de la Culture on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Singer Nolwenn Leroy arrives at Ministere de la Culture on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Singer Nolwenn Leroy arrives at Ministere de la Culture on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Singer Nolwenn Leroy arrives at Ministere de la Culture on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Singer Nolwenn Leroy arrives at Ministere de la Culture on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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French actress Marion Cotillard (R) and US director Tim Burton pose after being awarded respectively Chevalier and Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters, on March 15, 2010 in Paris.

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French actress Marion Cotillard (R) and US director Tim Burton pose after being awarded respectively Chevalier and Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters, on March 15, 2010 in Paris.

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US film director Tim Burton poses with his decoration after being awarded Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters, on March 15, 2010 in Paris.

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US film director Tim Burton poses with his decoration after being awarded Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters, on March 15, 2010 in Paris.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Singer Nolwenn Leroy arrives at Ministere de la Culture on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Singer Nolwenn Leroy arrives at Ministere de la Culture on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Singer Nolwenn Leroy arrives at Ministere de la Culture on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Singer Nolwenn Leroy arrives at Ministere de la Culture on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Actress Marion Cotillard leaves the Ministere de la Culture after being awarded Order of Art and Letters on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Actress Marion Cotillard leaves the Ministere de la Culture after being awarded Order of Art and Letters on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Actress Marion Cotillard leaves the Ministere de la Culture after being awarded Order of Art and Letters on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Actress Marion Cotillard leaves the Ministere de la Culture after being awarded Order of Art and Letters on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Actress Marion Cotillard leaves the Ministere de la Culture after being awarded Order of Art and Letters on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Actress Marion Cotillard leaves the Ministere de la Culture after being awarded Order of Art and Letters on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Actress Marion Cotillard leaves the Ministere de la Culture after being awarded Order of Art and Letters on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Actress Marion Cotillard leaves the Ministere de la Culture after being awarded Order of Art and Letters on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Actress Marion Cotillard leaves the Ministere de la Culture after being awarded Order of Art and Letters on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Actress Marion Cotillard leaves the Ministere de la Culture after being awarded Order of Art and Letters on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Actress Marion Cotillard leaves the Ministere de la Culture after being awarded Order of Art and Letters on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Actress Marion Cotillard leaves the Ministere de la Culture after being awarded Order of Art and Letters on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Actress Marion Cotillard leaves the Ministere de la Culture after being awarded Order of Art and Letters on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Actress Marion Cotillard leaves the Ministere de la Culture after being awarded Order of Art and Letters on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Actress Marion Cotillard leaves the Ministere de la Culture after being awarded Order of Art and Letters on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French Actress Marion Cotillard leaves the Ministere de la Culture after being awarded Order of Art and Letters on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French actress Cecile Cassel arrives at Ministere de la Culture on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French actress Cecile Cassel arrives at Ministere de la Culture on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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French actress Marion Cotillard waits before being awarded Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters on March 15, 2010 in Paris.

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French actress Marion Cotillard waits before being awarded Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters on March 15, 2010 in Paris.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French actress Cecile Cassel arrives at Ministere de la Culture on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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PARIS - MARCH 15: French actress Cecile Cassel arrives at Ministere de la Culture on March 15, 2010 in Paris, France.

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US film director Tim Burton (L) is awarded Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters from the hands of French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand, on March 15, 2010 in Paris.

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US film director Tim Burton (L) is awarded Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters from the hands of French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand, on March 15, 2010 in Paris.

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US film director Tim Burton (L) poses after being awarded Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters from the hands of French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand, on March 15, 2010 in Paris.

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US film director Tim Burton (L) poses after being awarded Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters from the hands of French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand, on March 15, 2010 in Paris.

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