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Official name:
French Republic
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    General Information
    Region    Western Europe
    Population (000, 2020)   65 274
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   119.2
    Capital city    Paris
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   10 958.2b
    UN membership date    24-Oct-45
    Surface area (km2)   551 500a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   93.8
    National currency    Euro (EUR)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   0.9b
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic productc (million current US$)2 642 6102 438 2082 778 892d
    GDP growth ratec (annual %, const. 2015 prices)1.91.11.7d
    GDP per capitac (current US$)40 685.336 611.841 358.1d
    Economy: Agriculturec,e (% of Gross Value Added)1.81.81.8d
    Economy: Industryc,e,f (% of Gross Value Added)19.819.819d
    Economy: Services and other activityc,e,g,h (% of GVA)78.379.579.8d
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)2.92.72.4i
    Employment in industry (% of employed)22.320.419.9i
    Employment in services (% employed)74.876.977.7i
    Unemploymenti (% of labour force)8.910.48.3
    Labour force participation ratei (female/male pop. %)50.8 / 61.950.8 / 60.650.6 / 59.6
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexj,k (2010=100)100106110b
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)9910496l
    International trade: exports (million current US$)511 651493 941569 757b
    International trade: imports (million current US$)599 172563 398651 164b
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 87 520- 69 457- 81 407b
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)- 22 031- 9 130- 18 549b
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratem (average annual %)0.60.50.3
    Urban population (% of total population)78.479.780.7b
    Urban population growth ratem (average annual %)0.90.8...
    Fertility rate, totalm (live births per woman)221.9
    Life expectancy at birthm (females/males, years)84.3 / 77.585.0 / 78.785.4 / 79.4
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)18.5 / 23.118.4 / 25.017.7 / 26.8
    International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)7 310.0 / 11.67 874.2 / 12.28 334.9 / 12.8b
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)250.4n320.1473.4b
    Infant mortality ratem (per 1 000 live births)3.73.53
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)11.211.511.3a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)3.43.23.3d
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)5.75.55.4l
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratioi (f/m per 100 pop.)102.1 / 103.4101.7 / 102.3102.2 / 102.8a
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratioi (f/m per 100 pop.)107.0 / 105.9103.9 / 102.9104.1 / 103.5a
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratioi (f/m per 100 pop.)61.2 / 48.769.7 / 56.172.8 / 58.7a
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)1.31.61.2d
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)18.926.239.5o
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)77.3p78q,r82d
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)2.2q2.32.2i,d
    Threatened species (number)168236366
    Forested areai (% of land area)303131a
    CO2 emission estimatess (million tons/tons per capita)340.2 / 5.2299.6 / 4.5t306.1 / 4.6a,t
    Energy production, primarys (Petajoules)5 6515 761t5 388t,a
    Energy supply per capitas (Gigajoules)174157t153t,a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national bordersu (000)76 64784 45289 322v,d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)7376.180.4b
    Net Official Development Assist. disbursedw (% of GNI)0.50.370.43a
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