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French Republic
National name: République Française
President: Jacques Chirac (1995)
Prime Minister: Lionel Jospin (1997)
Area: 211,208 sq. mi. (547,030 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 58,978,172 (average annual rate of natural increase: 0.46%); birth rate: 11.38/1000; infant mortality rate: 5.6/1000; density per sq. mi.: 279
Capital and largest city: Paris
Other large cities: Paris: city proper (1991 census) 2,156,766; metro. area (1995 est.) 9,469,000; Marseille, 801,000; Lyon, 415,000; Toulouse, 359,000; Nice, 342,000; Strasbourg, 252,000; Nantes, 245,000; Bordeaux, 201,000
Monetary units: French Franc and euro
Languages: French, declining regional dialects (Provençal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican)
Ethnicity/race: Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Southeast Asian, and Basque minorities
Religions: Roman Catholic, 81%; Protestant, 1.7%; Muslim, 6.9%; Jewish, 1.3%
Literacy rate: 99%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $1.32 trillion; $22,600 per capita. Real growth rate: 3%. Inflation: 0.7%. Unemployment: 11.5%. Arable land: 33%. Agriculture: wheat, cereals, sugar beets, potatoes, wine grapes; beef, dairy products; fish. Labor force: 25.4 million, services, 69%; industry, 26%; agriculture, 5% (1995). Industries: steel, machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics, mining, textiles, food processing, tourism. Natural resources: coal, iron ore, bauxite, fish, timber, zinc, potash. Exports: $289 billion (f.o.b., 1998): machinery and transportation equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs, agricultural products, iron and steel products, textiles and clothing. Imports: $255 billion (f.o.b., 1998): crude oil, machinery and equipment, agricultural products, chemicals, iron and steel products. Major trading partners: Germany, U.K., Italy, Spain, Belgium-Luxembourg, U.S., the Netherlands, Japan, Russia, China.
