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Paris
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Country names:
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| Conventional long form |
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French Republic
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| Conventional short form |
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France
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Republique Francaise
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| Lokal short form |
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France
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Languages
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| Main language |
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French
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| Total number of people using the Language in all countries |
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72,000,000
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| Other languages |
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Adyghe, Alemannic, Arabic Algerian spoken, Arabic Judeo Moroccon, Arabic Judeo Tunisian, Arabic Moroccon spoken, Arabic Tunesian spoken, Armenian, Assyrian Neo Aramaic, Baskisch Navarro labourdin, Basque Souletin, Breton, Caló, Cham West, Chru, Corsican, Dutch, Farsi West, Franco provençal, French, French Sign Language, Gascon, German Standard, Greek, Hmong Daw, Italian, Iu Mien, Kabyle, Katalanian valencian balear, Khmer Central, Khmu, Kirmanjki, Kurmanji, Lave, Laz, Ligurian, Luxembourgeois, Mandjak, Nhang, Portuguese, Provençal, Romani Balkan, Romani Sinte, Romani Vlax, Spanish, Tachelhit, Tai Dam, Tai Dón, Tai Nüa, Tamazight Central Atlas, Tarifit, Tày, Turkish, Vietnamese, Vlaams, Wolof
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| Language alternates: |
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Brao, Brezhoneg, Castillian, Corse, Corsi, Corso, Corsu, Flemish, Français, Fsl, Langue Des Signes Française, Lsf, Mistralien, Navarro-labourdin, Occitan, Patois, Platt, Prouvençau, Rom, Romenes, Souletin, Souletino, Suberoan, Suletino, Tsigane, Xiberoera, Zuberoera
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Alsatian, Angevin, Aranese, Ariegeois, Arlija, Basque Calo, Bearnais, Berrichon, Bourbonnais, Bourguignon, Cargese, Catalonian Calo, Cornouaillais, Dauphinois, Dzambazi, Eastern Low Navarrese, Franc-comtois, Frans Vlaams, Gallo, Gavot, Genoese, Kalderash, Labourdin, Landais, Leonais, Lorraine, Lovari, Lyonnais, Manouche, Maritime Provencal, Marseille Sign Language, Neucatelais, Nicard, Norman, Northern Corsican, Picard, Poitevin, Rhodanien, Santongeais, Sartenais, Savoyard, Spanish Calo, Standard French, Transalpin, Tregorrois, Vannetais, Venaco, Vico-ajaccio, Wallon, Western Low Navarrese
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Alpin, Alsacien, Bajo Navarro Occidental, Bajo Navarro Oriental, Bastia, Benaffarera, Biarnese, Cape Cors, Chtimi, Dromois, Elsaessisch, Forcalquieren, Gapian, Genoan, Genovese, Lapurdiera, Manuche, Manush, Marseillais, Nicois, Nimois, Normand, Rouchi, Southern French Sign Language, Toulonnais, Valeien, Varois, Vlaemsch, Walloon
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Internet:
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.fr
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| Internet users |
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11.7 Mio. (2001)
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) |
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62 (2000)
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Geography:
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| Geographic coordinates |
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46 00 N, 2 00 E
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| Area (sq km) |
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547,030.0
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| Land boundaries (km) |
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2,889.0
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Economy:
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Euro
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F
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| Gross domestic product (US $) |
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1,510 Bio. (2001*)
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| Industrial production growth rate (%) |
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1.3% (2001)
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Imports (US $)
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292.6 Bio. (f.o.b.. 2001)
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| Inflation rate |
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1.7% (2001*)
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People:
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| Population |
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59,765,983
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| Age structure (%) |
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- 0 - 14 years
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18.5% (M: 5,675,269; F: 5,401,661)
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- 15 - 64 years
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65.2% (M: 19,503,556; F: 19,479,646)
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| - 65 years and over |
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16.3% (M: 3,948,433; F: 5,757,418)
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| Labor force |
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26.6 Mio. (2001*)
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