France's diversified economy is led by tourism, manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals. The government has partially or fully privatized many large companies but maintains a strong presence in such sectors as power, public transport, and defense.
The railways helped the industrial revolution in France by facilitating a national market for raw materials, wines, cheeses, and imported manufactured products. Yet the goals set by the French for their railway system were moralistic, political, and military rather than economic
Queen Anna Nzinga also known as Queen Njinga Mbande was a 17th century queen of Central Africa. She led the resistance campaign and fight against Portuguese and against slave trading for several years.
