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Country name:

conventional long form: French Republic
conventional short form: France
local long form: Republique Francaise
local short form: France

 

Capital:

Paris

 

Location:

Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain

 

Area:

total: 547,030 sq km
land: 545,630 sq km
water: 1,400 sq km
note: includes only metropolitan France; excludes the overseas administrative divisions

 

Map of France

Population:

60,424,213 (July 2004 est.)

 

Languages:

French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)

 

Economy- Overview:

 

Industries:

machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics; textiles, food processing; tourism

 

Exports - commodities:

machinery and transportation equipment, aircraft, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, iron and steel, beverages

 

Imports - commodities:

machinery and equipment, vehicles, crude oil, aircraft, plastics, chemicals

 

Exchange rates:

 

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