France

Introduction

Background

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Definitions and Notes

Geography

Location

Geographic coordinates

Map references

Area

comparison ranking: total 45

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:

Land boundaries

Coastline

Maritime claims

Climate

Terrain

Elevation

Natural resources

Land use

Irrigated land

Major lakes (area sq km)

Major rivers (by length in km)

Major watersheds (area sq km)

Major aquifers

Population distribution

Natural hazards

Geography - note

People and Society

Population

comparison rankings: total 22; female 21; male 23

Nationality

Ethnic groups

Languages

French audio sample:

Religions

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:

Dependency ratios

Median age

comparison ranking: total 41

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 177

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 164

Death rate

comparison ranking: 35

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 65

Population distribution

Urbanization

Major urban areas - population

Sex ratio

Mother's mean age at first birth

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 159

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 204

Life expectancy at birth

comparison ranking: total population 25

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 121

Gross reproduction rate

Contraceptive prevalence rate

Drinking water source

Health expenditure

Physician density

Hospital bed density

Sanitation facility access

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

comparison ranking: 87

Alcohol consumption per capita

comparison ranking: total 8

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 24

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

Education expenditure

comparison ranking: Education expenditure (% GDP) 43

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Environment

Environmental issues

International environmental agreements

Climate

Land use

Urbanization

Air pollutants

Waste and recycling

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Geoparks

Government

Country name

Government type

Capital

Administrative divisions

Dependent areas

Legal system

Constitution

International law organization participation

Citizenship

Suffrage

Executive branch

Legislative branch

Legislative branch - lower chamber

Legislative branch - upper chamber

Judicial branch

Political parties

Diplomatic representation in the US

Diplomatic representation from the US

International organization participation

Independence

National holiday

Flag description

National symbol(s)

National color(s)

National anthem(s)

National heritage

Economy

Economic overview

Real GDP (purchasing power parity)

comparison ranking: 9

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 170

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 34

GDP (official exchange rate)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

comparison ranking: 53

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

comparison rankings: services 33; industry 149; agriculture 165

GDP - composition, by end use

Agricultural products

Industries

Industrial production growth rate

comparison ranking: 121

Labor force

comparison ranking: 22

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 127

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

comparison ranking: total 69

Population below poverty line

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income

comparison ranking: 111

Average household expenditures

Household income or consumption by percentage share

Remittances

Budget

Public debt

comparison ranking: 19

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 29

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 26

Exports

comparison ranking: 5

Exports - partners

Exports - commodities

Imports

comparison ranking: 5

Imports - partners

Imports - commodities

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

comparison ranking: 14

Exchange rates

Energy

Electricity access

Electricity

comparison rankings: transmission/distribution losses 200; imports 7; exports 1; consumption 10; installed generating capacity 9

Electricity generation sources

Nuclear energy

Coal

Petroleum

Natural gas

Carbon dioxide emissions

comparison ranking: total emissions 21

Energy consumption per capita

comparison ranking: 31

Communications

Telephones - fixed lines

comparison ranking: total subscriptions 5

Telephones - mobile cellular

comparison ranking: total subscriptions 24

Broadcast media

Internet country code

Internet users

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

comparison ranking: total 8

Transportation

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

Airports

comparison ranking: 6

Heliports

comparison ranking: 10

Railways

Merchant marine