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France

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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)

Location on a map: [46°0′N, 2°0′E]

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France is a country in Western Europe, Europe. It has a land area of 547,557 km² and a population of 67,971,311. The capital city is Paris. The political leader is Emmanuel Macron whose title is President.

In the news

France has been mentioned 8570 times in the news, here is the latest (trend):

An ambitious Olympics opening ceremony showboats French culture on the Seine River
Read: NPR link
French rail network hit by 'sabotage' on eve of Paris Olympics
Read: Nation PK link
SNCF technicians begin repairs after string of arson incidents on French rail network
Read: Euronews link
France's train network hit by "acts of sabotage" ahead of opening ceremony of Paris Olympics
Read: CBS link

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Environment

France is one of the countries in Europe and one of the countries in Western Europe.
There are cities in France. There are wildfires in France.
  • Agricultural land: 285,537.54 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 49.06 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 267,154.70 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: 1.79 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: 58,451.49 kt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 36,202.72 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 35,123,991.00
  • Male population: 32,847,321.00
  • Renewable energy consumption: 16.20 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 522,936.10 km²
  • Rural population: 12,568,575.00
  • Urban land area: 23,030.66 km²
  • Urban population: 55,402,736.00
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 1.26 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in France by population

Evolution of historical agricultural land in France

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in France

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in France

Evolution of historical access to electricity in France

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in France (% of total)

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in France

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in France

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in France (% of total)

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in France

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources in France

Evolution of historical net energy imports in France

Evolution of historical fertility rate in France

Evolution of historical forest area in France

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) in France

Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in France

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in France

Evolution of historical internet access in France

Evolution of historical land area in France

Evolution of historical median age in France

Evolution of historical methane emissions in France

Evolution of historical net migration in France

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in France

Evolution of historical population in France

Evolution of historical female population in France

Evolution of historical male population in France

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in France

Evolution of historical total rural land area in France

Evolution of historical rural population in France

Evolution of historical total urban land in France

Evolution of historical urban population in France

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in France

Distribution of sites in France by inscription year

Geographical distribution of sites in France by area

Distribution of transboundary sites in France

Geographical distribution of wildfires in France by total fire area

Source

This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

Updated: 1 day ago

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