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FRANCE |
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| AREA
643,801 sq km(43rd) |
POPULATION
66,259,012 (22nd) |
| PLATFORM DATA | |
| National
Demography |
0-14 years: 18.7%
15-64 years: 63% 65 years and over: 18.3% |
| Life
Expectancy |
81.66 years (15th) |
| National
G.D.P |
$2.587 trillion (9th) |
| Per Capital
Income |
$40,400 |
| Currency | euros (EUR) |
| Economic
Drivers |
machinery and transportation equipment, aircraft, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, iron and steel, beverages |
| Official
Languages |
French (official |
| Other Local
Languages |
French (official) 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish) |
| Climatic
Zone |
cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral |
| Religious
Expression |
Christian (overwhelmingly Roman Catholic) 63-66%, Muslim 7-9%, Jewish .5-.75%, Buddhist .5-.75%, other .5-1.0%, none 23-28% |
| Christian Umbrella
Organization(s) |
Christian Community Foundation of France, Marietta, Georgia |
| Airports
|
Bellegarde – Vouvray Aerodrome
Château-Thierry – Belleau Aerodrome See Link – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_France |
| Airstrips | Alsace Airstrips Aquita ine Airstrips Auvergne Airstrips Bourgogne Airstrips Brittany Airstrips Champagne Ardenne Airstrips Corsica Airstrips Lorraine Airstrips |
| Road Network | 1,028,446 km |
| Rail Network | 29,640 km |
| Corruption
Rating |
22/177 |
| Security
Rating |
9% (Stable) |
| Youth Development Index (YDI) | 31/170 |
