France
Country
Key facts
- Currency: Euro
- Capital city: Paris
- Region: Western Europe
- Continent: Europe
- Land area: 547,557 km²
- Population: 67,971,311
- Political Leader: Emmanuel Macron (President)
Latest news (see all)
Finnish Bonds Seen Attractive Against Swaps, and Also Versus French, Dutch Peers
Read: The Wall Street Journal
2024-04-23
2024 NBA Mock Draft: French stars Alex Sarr, Zaccharie Risacher go 1-2 as order takes shape
Read: CBS
2024-04-22
French basketball star wants Embiid barred from Olympics: 'Ban him from entering France'
Read: The Washington Times
2024-04-22
This small town in France is selling a house for 1 euro--applications are open, but there's a catch
Read: CNBC News
2024-04-22
British tourists facing 'Black Thursday' as travel chaos looms at French airports
Read: Express
2024-04-22
Apple quietly beefs up its AI division with acquisition of French startup
Read: Fast Company
2024-04-22
Metrics
General information
Business
Central government debt | 116.49 % of GDP |
Expense | 49.88 % of GDP |
GDP | 2,779,090,000,000.00 current US$ |
Inflation | 5.22 annual % |
Self-employed | 13.09 % of total employment |
Tax revenue | 23.96 % of GDP |
Unemployment | 7.08 % of total labor force |
Vulnerable employment | 8.07 % of total employment |
Environment
Agricultural land | 285,538.00 km² |
Alternative and nuclear energy | 49.06 % of total energy use |
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) | 267,155.00 kt |
Electricity production from coal sources | 2.16 % of total |
Electricity production from natural gas sources | 3.51 % of total |
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources | 9.66 % of total |
Electricity production from nuclear sources | 77.63 % of total |
Electricity production from oil sources | 0.38 % of total |
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric | 6.20 % of total |
Net energy imports | 44.11 % of energy use |
Fertility rate | 1.83 births per woman |
Forest area | 173,364 km² |
Fossil fuel energy consumption | 46.49 % of total |
Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 | 996.68 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Median age | 37.90 years |
Methane emissions | 58,451.50 kt of CO2 equivalent |
Nitrous oxide emissions | 36,202.70 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Female Population | 35,123,991 |
Male Population | 32,847,321 |
Renewable energy consumption | 16.87 % of total final energy consumption |
Rural land area | 522,936.00 km² |
Rural population | 12,568,575 |
Urban land area | 23,030.70 km² |
Urban population | 55,402,736 |
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters | 1.26 % of total population |
Health
Birth rate | 10.90 per 1,000 people |
Death rate | 9.70 per 1,000 people |
Health expenditure per capita | 4,768.73 current US$ |
Health expenditure | 12.21 % of GDP |
Incidence of HIV | 0.09 per 1,000 uninfected population |
Hospital beds | 5.91 per 1,000 people |
Life expectancy at birth | 82 years |
Suicide mortality rate | 13.80 per 100,000 population |
Other
Access to electricity | 100.00 % of population |
Individuals using the Internet | 85.33 % of population |
Net migration | 67,761 |
Press freedom | 3.52 |
Politics
Armed forces personnel | 304,000 |
Democracy score | 7.80 |
Democracy type | Flawed democracy |
Military expenditure | 1.94 % of GDP |
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments | 37.26 % |
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Source
SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders
Updated: 1 day ago