France

Healthcare System

The French Republic is a west European nation, famous for its beautiful museums and plentiful revolutions. Its capital is the renown city of love, Paris.
French healthcare system is a universal health care financed largely by the government national health insurance. In 2008 WHO named it as the best performing system in the world in terms of availability and organization of healthcare providers. 10.5% of French GDP goes into its health sector in 2019. In general, the government would reimburse 70% of the cost, unless for patients with long duration medical problem in which they would receive 100% reimbursement.

Currency

France uses the Euro as its national currency.

• 1 Euro = 17,252.82 IDR

Food

French cuisines are famous for their class, wines, and exclusivity. While students would most likely unable to purchase the high-end, Michelin star course, there are other cheap options in the many restaurants and bistros in France. In Paris, most of these restaurants would offer 12 Euros or more for a dish, although cheaper price could be found in less tourist-y cities and even in Paris itself. One should notice that most meals in restaurants here are lengthy affairs with starting course, main meal, and a desert and is more recommended if one does not have any obligations and would enjoy a time for themselves or with their friends. Another cheap alternative are subway food courts which offer cheap and large meal or to cook one yourself with the fresh produces from markets nearby your place of stay. If one is to stay in Paris, the Bastille Market is noted to be a must-see experience.

Transportation

Trips in France could be done through buses and trains. There are single-trip tickets and daily, weekly, and monthly passes. The cost starts from 1.90 EUR for a single trip. There are several types of train too: Metros, tramways, and bullet trains (the famous TGV) for either within city or inter-city transportations. All these modes of transportations are very integrated between one another, and the tickets for them can be bought in one of the many vending machines available in the cities. More information on travelling in Paris and the region Île-de-France could be found in www.ratp.fr/en/titres-et-tarifs. Some cities also have bikes that you can rent for 29 EUR a year, or 1 EUR a day. It’s free for the first 30 minutes!

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