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France

46.0N 2.0E · 32 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
TREATY OF VERDUN · 843 CE
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1870 – present · The Republics & the Modern Nation
12 EVENTS
1 December 1900 · Swiss arbitration fixes the Brazil–French Guiana border 2 REFS
Article 349 TFEU · French Guiana an EU outermost region 2 REFS
1789 – 1870 · Revolution & Empire
5 EVENTS
14 July 1789 · Storming of the Bastille 1 REF
1852–1953 · Penal colonies in French Guiana 2 REFS
987 – 1789 · The Medieval & Early-Modern Kingdom
7 EVENTS
1337 · Hundred Years' War begins 1 REF
1763–1765 · The Kourou expedition 2 REFS
486 – 987 CE · The Franks & the Birth of France
5 EVENTS
c. 496–508 · Baptism of Clovis I 1 REF
800 · Charlemagne crowned Emperor 1 REF
c. 600 BCE – 486 CE · Gaul & Rome
3 EVENTS
c. 600 BCE · Foundation of Massalia (Marseille) 1 REF
52 BCE · Siege of Alesia 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Paris
Population
67 m
Area
551,695 km²
Region
Western Europe
Languages
French
Currency
Euro (€)
Demonym
French
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$3.37 T’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$48,986’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
0.8%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
0.9%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
67.2%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
69 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
83.0 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
78.8%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.6’24 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
77.0’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
61.8’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
74.7’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
72.9’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
73.8’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
72.5’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
11.5%’24 WB-WHO
Physicians
3.28’22 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
4.3’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
95.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
99.7%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Education spending
5.3%’22 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
103.4%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
103.8%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
71.5%’24 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
2.2%’23 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
5,369’23 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
88.7%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
117’23 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
23.1%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
538,950 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
32.5%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
52.5%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
4.0’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
16.2%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
2.1%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$65 B’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
304,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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