France Travel Overview
Important facts
Capital: Paris (See more on ITYPEJOB.COM)
Official language: French
Currency: Euro (exchange rates)
Continent: Western Europe
“City of Love”, there are many sights to discover. The city’s landmark is the Eiffel Tower, which was built at the end of the 19th century to mark the centenary of the French Revolution l ‘Arc de Triumph, le Grand Arche, the Louvre, la Notre-Dame de Paris etc. In a suburb of Paris is the magnificent Palace of Versailles, the residence of the former French kings.
Euro Disney
The Disneyland® Resort Paris is located near Paris, where families with children in particular spend their holidays. The theme park is divided into five themed areas: Adventureland, Frontierland, Main Street USA, Discoveryland and Fantasyland. They are arranged around the Sleeping Beauty Castle, the symbol of Disneyland.
The French Riviera
Many tourists also come to France to spend their holidays on the glamorous Côte d’Azure. The Côte d’Azure stretches on the French south coast from Cassis (Bouches-du-Rhône) to Menton on the Italian border. The most famous city on the Côte d’Azur is Cannes, which is known worldwide for the annual international film festival. The boulevard de la Croisette with numerous shops, boutiques, restaurants and bars leads through the seaside resort. Of course, everything is in a very high price range.
Holidays in Corsica
According to Countryaah, many tourists also spend their holidays on the French island of Corsica. Corsica enchants with its rugged cliffs, with its small hidden bays and with its fjords, which can only be reached by sea.
The port city of Marseille
Finally, another great tip for a vacation in France is the port city of Marseille. Many well-to-do yachts are anchored here and can be admired while strolling along the harbor. Marseille also has many sights to offer, such as the Notre-Dame de la Garde church. It is the symbol of Marseille and at the same time the highest point in the city.
Important facts
Capital: Paris
Official language: French
Currency
Currency (sub-unit)
Euro (100 cents)
ISO 4217 code
EUR / 978
Geography
Continent: Europe
Region: west
Geo coordinates: N 46 ° 13 ‘39.5 “E 2 ° 12’ 49.5”
Highest mountain: Mont Blanc (4,807 m)
Total area: 547,030 km²
Mainland: 545,630 km²
National border: 2,892 km
Coastline: 3,427 km
Politics
Dependency: independent since foundation
Dependent states: French Guiana since 1817
Guadeloupe since 1655
Martinique since 1635
New Caledonia since 1853
French Polynesia since 1845
St. Pierre and Miquelon since 1604
Réunion since 1638
Wallis and Futuna since 1842
Mayotte since 1843
Formerly dependent states: Burkina Faso until 1960
Benin until 1960
Congo until 1960
Central African Republic until 1960
Ivory Coast until 1960
Cameroon until 1960
Djibouti until 1977
Algeria until 1962
Gabon until 1960
Guinea until 1958
Haiti until 1804
Cambodia until 1953
Comoros until 1975
Laos until 1949
Lebanon until 1943 (mandate)
Morocco until 1956
Madagascar until 1960
Mali until 1960
Mauritania until 1960
Niger until 1958
Senegal until 1960
Syria, Arab Republic until 1946 (mandate)
Chad until 1960
Togo until 1960 (UNO mandate)
Tunisia until 1960
Vietnam until 1945
Vanuatu until 1980
UN member since: 1945
Other political affiliation: European Union since 1957
Form of government: Parliamentary republic
Houses of Parliament: bikameral
Party system: Multi-party system
State building: decentralized unitary state
Political culture: Civic culture
Particularities: double executive
Economy
Export goods: Steel goods, vehicles, machines
BSP: $ 1,967,200,000,000
GDP: $ 2,063,787,000,000
GDP purchasing power parity: $ 1,880,000,000,000
Economic growth: 1.7%
Agriculture share of GDP: 2.2%
Industry share of GDP: 22%
GDP share of services: 75.8%
Inflation rate: 1.9%
Unemployment: 9.6%
State Budget Income: $ 4294967295
State budget expenditure: $ 4,294,967,295
Public debt: 65.4%
Export: $ 508.1 billion
Import: $ 539.9 billion
External debt: $ 2,908 billion
Gold and currency reserves: $ 73.92 billion
Electricity
Consumption: 452,000 million KWh
Gas reserves: 14,330 million m³
Gas production: 1,388 million m³
Gas consumption: 45,660 million m³
Oil reserves: 144 million m³
Oil production: 81,090 million m³
Oil consumption: 2,123,000 million m³
Cultivation area: 35.44%
Cattle: 18,530,000 head
Pigs: 15,340,000 heads
Sheep: 9,290,000 heads
Fishing: 896,000 t
Demographic data
Population: 60,876,200
Population in cities: 46,482,000
Minorities: Basques, Bretons, Flemings, Jews, etc.
Average age: 39.1 years
0-14 years: 18.3%
15-64 years: 65.3%
> 65 years: 16.4%
Population
growth: 0.35%
Birth rate: 12.15 / 1,000 inhabitants
Death rate: 9.14 / 1,000 population
Migration: 0.66 / 1,000 residents
Ratio men / women: 0.95
Fertility: 1.84 children / woman
Infant mortality: 4.21 ‰
Life expectancy men: 76.1 years
Life expectancy women: 83.54 years
Country codes and abbreviations
ISO 3166 Alpha 2: FR
ISO 3166 Alpha 3: FRA
ISO 3166 numeric: 250
Top Level Domain: fr
IOC country code: FRA
UN / LOCODE: FR
Source: Abbreviationfinder
Communication
Telephone connections: 35,193,000
Cell Phones: 43,090,000
Radios: 56,120,000
TV: 39,510,000
Computer: 23,480,000
Internet users: 25,870,000
Transportation
Railway lines: 28,345 km
Paved roads: 891,476 km
of which expressways: 10,430 km
Cars: 30,410,000
Merchant fleet (ships over 1,000 GRT): 61
Pipelines: 22,772
Health
Number of doctors: 224,300
Daily food intake: 3,670 kcal / resident
HIV- infected people: 133,000
Education
Illiteracy: 1 %
History
Foundation: 498
Last sovereign since: 498
Religion
Main religious group: Christians
Distribution of religions: 82% Cath.; 4.5 million Muslims.; 0.8 million Protestants; 0.7 million Jews
Crime
Prison inmates: 55,800
Military
Armed forces (troop strength): 252,000
Main battle tank: 880
Battleships: 40
Submarines: 12
Warplanes: 510
Helicopter: 630
Nuclear warheads: 360
Defense Spending: $ 45 billion
