| Country/Territory | Visits | Avg. Time on Site |
| United States | 23912 | 145.3459351 |
| France | 10645 | 129.6762799 |
| United Kingdom | 3013 | 78.03186193 |
| Canada | 1679 | 91.33948779 |
| Australia | 653 | 84.01378254 |
| Netherlands | 500 | 76.682 |
| Germany | 389 | 52.75064267 |
| Belgium | 288 | 96.04513889 |
| Portugal | 220 | 120.5681818 |
| Japan | 214 | 92.84579439 |
| Ireland | 210 | 104.9619048 |
| Czech Republic | 200 | 48.58 |
| Switzerland | 193 | 94.12953368 |
| Spain | 188 | 71.02659574 |
| Jordan | 179 | 1388.385475 |
| Italy | 168 | 99.83333333 |
| India | 133 | 64.95488722 |
| Sweden | 111 | 57.91891892 |
| Greece | 108 | 85.67592593 |
| Brazil | 105 | 69.61904762 |
| Norway | 99 | 71.36363636 |
| Israel | 91 | 57.14285714 |
| Luxembourg | 85 | 38.29411765 |
| Turkey | 84 | 126.547619 |
| Finland | 81 | 154.7283951 |
| Singapore | 77 | 46.88311688 |
| Thailand | 69 | 166.8405797 |
| Denmark | 61 | 7.950819672 |
| South Korea | 59 | 39.33898305 |
| Malaysia | 59 | 37.18644068 |
| Poland | 58 | 37.24137931 |
| Philippines | 58 | 51.12068966 |
| Hong Kong | 57 | 143.8947368 |
| Egypt | 52 | 27.34615385 |
| New Zealand | 51 | 150.6470588 |
| South Africa | 51 | 62.19607843 |
| Austria | 50 | 34.92 |
| Mexico | 40 | 90.8 |
| Russia | 37 | 86.67567568 |
| Morocco | 36 | 101.6388889 |
| Taiwan | 36 | 199.9722222 |
| Romania | 35 | 115.5142857 |
| Kenya | 29 | 32.82758621 |
| Argentina | 27 | 31.37037037 |
| Iran | 27 | 109.962963 |
| Slovenia | 26 | 11.15384615 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 43.64 |
| United Arab Emirates | 25 | 14.12 |
| Hungary | 24 | 19.20833333 |
| Lithuania | 23 | 170.1304348 |
| Malta | 23 | 23.13043478 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 22 | 102.8181818 |
| Saudi Arabia | 22 | 15.68181818 |
| Lebanon | 21 | 13.66666667 |
| Venezuela | 21 | 172.7619048 |
| (not set) | 20 | 176.85 |
| Chile | 18 | 10.44444444 |
| Bulgaria | 18 | 82.11111111 |
| Monaco | 17 | 122.9411765 |
| Slovakia | 17 | 0 |
| Estonia | 17 | 1.764705882 |
| Mauritius | 15 | 0.733333333 |
| Ukraine | 14 | 155.4285714 |
| Sudan | 14 | 173.8571429 |
| Mali | 14 | 37.64285714 |
| Algeria | 12 | 4.75 |
| China | 11 | 34.09090909 |
| Panama | 11 | 380 |
| Senegal | 11 | 425.1818182 |
| Sri Lanka | 10 | 16.8 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 39.5 |
| Colombia | 10 | 2.6 |
| Qatar | 10 | 115.5 |
| Iceland | 9 | 0 |
| Croatia | 9 | 308.4444444 |
| Kuwait | 9 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 9 | 47.22222222 |
| Cambodia | 8 | 71.125 |
| Cyprus | 8 | 91.75 |
| Rwanda | 8 | 0 |
| Reunion | 7 | 6.285714286 |
| Haiti | 7 | 241.7142857 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 56 |
| Latvia | 6 | 151.5 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 5.5 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 167.6666667 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 321.6 |
| Ghana | 5 | 124.2 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 27.6 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 48.4 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 0 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 4 | 0 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 0 |
| Macedonia | 4 | 0 |
| Bermuda | 4 | 168.5 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 0.75 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 0 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 0 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 0 |
| Iraq | 4 | 0 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 9 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 71 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 285 |
| Nepal | 4 | 0 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 60.75 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 0 |
| Benin | 3 | 0 |
| Peru | 3 | 2.333333333 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 602.3333333 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 26 |
| Barbados | 3 | 0 |
| Andorra | 3 | 24.66666667 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 3 | 0 |
| Georgia | 3 | 0 |
| Fiji | 3 | 38.33333333 |
| French Guiana | 3 | 33 |
| Gambia | 3 | 463 |
| Botswana | 3 | 0 |
| Guam | 2 | 69.5 |
| Dominica | 2 | 179.5 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 0 |
| Palestinian Territory | 2 | 0 |
| Mongolia | 2 | 0 |
| Yemen | 2 | 23 |
| Libya | 2 | 0 |
| Brunei | 2 | 0 |
| Bahrain | 2 | 0 |
| Suriname | 2 | 250.5 |
| Armenia | 2 | 0 |
| Uganda | 2 | 0 |
| French Polynesia | 2 | 246 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 2 | 86.5 |
| Chad | 2 | 0 |
| Martinique | 2 | 0 |
| Togo | 2 | 0 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 0 |
| Honduras | 1 | 82 |
| Guadeloupe | 1 | 31 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 0 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 0 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 587 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 28 |
| Aruba | 1 | 0 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 0 |
| Laos | 1 | 0 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 0 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 0 |
| Macao | 1 | 0 |
| Zambia | 1 | 0 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 284 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1188 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1218 |
| Congo - Kinshasa | 1 | 0 |
| Oman | 1 | 37 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 0 |
| Moldova | 1 | 0 |
| Maldives | 1 | 0 |
| Gabon | 1 | 0 |
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Where the Readers Are
Where readers of French Politics are located:
DSK contra IMF, QED
François Bonnet points out that Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who attended a Socialist renovation forum this weekend, broke his pledge to the IMF not to participate in partisan activities and observed that "the government has good reasons [sic] to be sanctioned by the French people." Yet DSK's IMF issued the same government a good report card just over two months ago: "France is moving again. The election of a new president and the nomination of an avowedly reformist government offers France an historic opportunity to resume its growth ..."
A Scandalous Lawsuit
Daniel Carton referred to three journalists covering Ségolène Royal's campaign as, among other things, "militant groupies." As "embedded journalists" (journalistes embarqués, in Philippe Cohen's phrase) accompanying the campaign, they became sympathizers of the candidate, Carton contends. As a result, the three journalists have sued him for slander.
Though I am familiar with the difference between French and American libel laws, I find this suit scandalous. M. Carton is entitled to his opinion, and if he wants to call a journalist a militant groupie or worse, by what right does the law prevent him? If the press is to be free to judge the competence of public officials, why shouldn't public officials, other journalists, and ordinary citizens be free to judge the competence and independence of the press? If M. Carton can't attack reporters, must reporters stop asserting that this or that press baron is suppressing negative stories about Sarkozy or photoshopping his love handles out of existence? The suit is scandalous and should be dismissed.
Though I am familiar with the difference between French and American libel laws, I find this suit scandalous. M. Carton is entitled to his opinion, and if he wants to call a journalist a militant groupie or worse, by what right does the law prevent him? If the press is to be free to judge the competence of public officials, why shouldn't public officials, other journalists, and ordinary citizens be free to judge the competence and independence of the press? If M. Carton can't attack reporters, must reporters stop asserting that this or that press baron is suppressing negative stories about Sarkozy or photoshopping his love handles out of existence? The suit is scandalous and should be dismissed.
The Marshall Plan for the Suburbs
The "Marshall Plan for the Suburbs" that candidate Sarkozy promised has been rebaptized "Suburban Hope." It was announced today, sort of, by Fadela Amara and Christine Boutin, Amara's hierarchical superior at the Ministry of Housing and Cities. As far as I can tell from the early press dispatches, Amara is promising 45,000 new jobs for the most seriously depressed urban zones. Her timing couldn't have been worse, as the CAC40 dropped another 5 points today for a total of nearly 20 over the past week. Job creation does not seem to be on the horizon, and, as Sarko said two weeks ago in regard to purchasing power, "the coffers are empty," so what can the state do about any of these woes? Meanwhile, we have the spectacle of the minister bickering with her secretary of state and attempting to steal her thunder by making her own announcement first. Yet of course both are to be upstaged next week by the president, when he unveils the real plan for the suburbs.
Foreign Press Roundup
One can almost feel sorry for Sarkozy on reading the mauling he has been receiving from the foreign press.
"Historic" Labor Accord
Francis Kramarz gives a balanced assessment of the recent labor accord, yet his final assessment is "disappointed but not surprised." Among his reasons for disappointment: the report is full of good intentions about assisting job-seekers with training and employment counseling, but nothing is said about financing. The new provisions for termination by mutual consent of employer and employee provide for unemployment benefits in such cases, but the burden is to be born by the state, not the firm. It is expected that 20 percent of terminations will be converted to this procedure. Nothing is done about reform of union financing, which creates certain perverse incentives. Nothing is done about the rules governing layoffs for economic reasons or the manner in which such cases are judged if appealed. The report, Kramarz believes, "acts as a smokescreen."
Good additional comments here.
Good additional comments here.
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