While Exacompta is in fact a French company, these little journals are made in the U.S.A. Exacompta (French for "Exact Accounting") products are made with a philosophy that even simple tools should be good quality and a pleasure to use. Thus the aptly named "Basic Journal" is simply designed yet nice to use. Featuring 200 sheets of satin finish pH neutral white 64 g paper, the writing instrument of your choice will glide quite smoothly across the page. A nice detail on each page is a tear out tab, that allows you to mark it for future reference.