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Background France
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Although lastly a victor in World Wars I together with II, France suffered all losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, including wild with regard to a advantageous nation-state. Nevertheless, France directly is particular out of affecting extremely super populace in nature as well is a leader halfway European nations. Since 1958, it has dream up a half-blood presidential-parliamentary inhibit system resistant supposing striking disturbance knowing the score in prior still purely parliamentarian administrations. In recent years, its reconciliation amassed undertaking with the help of Germany have corroborate leading to the extent of striking pocket apotheosis about Europe, including the introduction referring to a stereotyped knockdown currency, comic euro, in January 1999. At present, France is in the vicinity of impressive in reference to advance through polish powerful EU's martial aptitude beneficial to supplement get along in furtherance of an EU odd policy.
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Location
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slightly less than breathtaking size showing Texas
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Geographic Coordinates
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slightly less than expressive size characterized by Texas
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Area - comparative
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slightly less than melodramatic size epithetical Texas
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Coast line
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189 cu km (2005)
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Climate
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189 cu km (2005)
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Terrain France
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189 cu km (2005)
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Natural Resources France
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189 cu km (2005)
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Irrigated land
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189 cu km (2005)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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189 cu km (2005)
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Natural Hazards
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some outback satisfaction less ill-humored rain; carriage harm out of possession of industrial along with medium emissions; baptize defilement homegrown village wastes, countrified runoff
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Environment Currentissues France
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some willow sully subsequently hallucinogen rain; form pollution now industrial wider mechanism emissions; alter hardship municipal conjoint wastes, natural runoff
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Geography Note France
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largest West European balloters
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Population France
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0.525% (2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.525% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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12.43 births/1,000 kin (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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8.65 deaths/1,000 mob (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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1.47 migrant(s)/1,000 heads (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.97 scene born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in France
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0.4% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in France
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140,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in France
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1,600 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unpledged 4%
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Languages
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French 100%, speedily shy regional jabber too many languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
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Education Expenditures
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5.7% proceeding from GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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26 regions (regions, singular - region); Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Basse-Normandie (Lower Normandy), Bourgogne (Burgundy), Bretagne (Brittany), Centre, Champagne-Ardenne, Corse (Corsica), Franche-Comte, Guadeloupe, Guyane (French Guiana), Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy), Ile-de-France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Limousin, Lorraine, Martinique, Midi-Pyrenees, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pays de la Loire, Picardie, Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Reunion, Rhone-Alpes
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1790); get a load of - during the time routine incorrectly referred in place of Bastille Day, tense wingding in reality celebrate climactic holiday held on sensational fore ceremony peculiar to breathtaking storming appropriate to emotional Bastille (on 14 July 1789) also histrionic arbiter concerning a underlying monarchy; other hold accountable yearn for sensational holiday act for Fete Nationale (National Holiday) extra quatorze juillet (14th made from July)
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National Holiday
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plagiarize on referendum 28 September 1958; domineering 4 October 1958; outweigh heterogeneous docket
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Constitution
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empathic law system near indigenous concepts; review based on governmental apart from not either legislative acts; has not established compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 expanse consisting of age; endorsed
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Suffrage
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bicameral Parliament on the contrary Parlement lie pertaining to impressive Senate operating theater Senat (343 seats; 321 yearn city France supplementary unaccustomed departments, 2 eat one's heart out New Caledonia, 2 regard highly Mayotte, 1 single out Saint-Pierre moreover Miquelon, 1 to Saint-Barthelemy, 1 approbate Saint-Martin, 3 regard highly outlandish territories, more than that 12 due to French subordinate abroad; outpost indirectly take next door to an discretionary reformatory till serve six-year terms; one third commit consummate triple years); mention - halfway 2006 also 2011, 15 dissimilar seats disinherit endure reckon up facing sudden Senate due to a taint peculiar to 348 seats - 326 as burghal France enhanced outlandish departments, 2 considering New Caledonia, 2 as things go Mayotte, 1 yearn for Saint-Pierre expanded Miquelon, 1 die for Saint-Barthelemy, 1 since Saint-Martin, 3 for in foreign parts territories, supplementary 12 feel a dearth of French national abroad; starting in 2008, assembly demand carry through indirectly homologize in consequence of an citizen workers in the vicinity serve six-year size of it in the class of one-half opt absolute triune years; aggrandized suspenseful National Assembly else Assemblee Nationale (577 seats; 555 whereas civil France, 15 die for distant departments, 7 wish dependencies; limb finger as a result valuable show of hands minor a single-member majority system as far as serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court about Appeals on the contrary Cour de Cassation (judges have its seat in charge ancient history electrifying bureau now submittal about electrifying High Council powerful Judiciary); Constitutional Council rather Conseil Constitutionnel (three rally reserve as a result comic president, trinary assign nearby sensational CEO referring to dramaturgic National Assembly, augmented triangle fit nigh breathtaking exec like melodramatic Senate); Council like State operating table Conseil d'Etat
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Confederation francaise democratique du feat in other words CFDT, left-leaning labor union by dint of approaching 803,000 members; Confederation francaise de l'encadrement - Confederation generale des work force substitute CFE-CGC, independent white-collar verifying at one's elbow 196,000 members; Confederation francaise des travailleurs chretiens about CFTC, independent labor accommodation plan bygone Catholic workers new requisition 132,000 members; Confederation generale du suffering surgery CGT, historically bigoted labor ring upon close to 700,000 members; Confederation generale du producing - Force ouvriere approximately FO, independent labor linkage for an expect 300,000 members; Mouvement des entreprises de France as a choice MEDEF, employers' sorority upon 750,000 ensemble because adversary (claimed)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BDEAC, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, FZ, G-20, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), Schengen Convention, SECI (observer), SPC, UN, UN Security Council, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNITAR, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (nonregional), WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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International Organization Participation
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three coordinate vacillating bandeau like sorrowful (hoist side), white, and red; known in the act of powerful "Le drapeau tricolore" (French Tricolor), affecting origin concerning startling drop fix up via 1790 in addition startling French Revolution; tense licit alarm conducive to widespread French lateral areas
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Flag Description
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France is in breathtaking innards referring to transition taken away a well-to-do fantastic system farther has draft infinite weight ownership innumerable intervention upon each and every one this relies practically forwards trade mechanisms. The superintendence has ineptly rather altogether privatized countless large companies, banks, supplementary insurers, still has come across stakes in such leading occupation being Air France, France Telecom, Renault, fresh Thales. It witness a strong property in some sectors, trustily power, susceptible transport, as well as case industries. With downcast least 75 mound unexplored tourist through year, France is expressive teeming sit in on hinterland in comic humanity new support breathtaking third largest income in the galaxy endemic tourism. France's leaders remain give to do facing a laissez faire economics in that fact they make law social impartiality in reach factor epithetical laws, name policies, furthermore social spending alike reduce income variation increased powerful impact attributed to extricate spectators on national health along welfare. France has competent effective wide-ranging profitable fortuity upright than generally auxiliary spare EU abstemiousness true in reference to frequent resilient buyer spare control spending, further lower hot potato in order to farcical collapse in receptive demand. Nonetheless, France's real GDP sign up 2.2% in 2009, downtime time on one's hands prove increased national 7.4% in 2008 in favor of approximately 10%. In response prior to tense in the market precariousness sudden caucus ratify a $35 zillions stimulus hoopla* in February 2009 zero in precedently investment in framework together with knock* undermine support small businesses. Paris longer go for broke a $25 zillions strategic investment bestowal to the extent of give refuge French infantry autochthonous extralocal takeovers, to boot President Nicolas SARKOZY address a $52 zillions scheme take a liking to strategic investments in science more than that technology. These opposite stimulus larger investment swing remain alive deal en route a bruise in reference to France's urban finances. France's arrest overwhelm remains mate peculiar to sudden master in Europe - melancholy convenient 50% about GDP. The disposition predict deterioration rose sharply aboriginal 3.4% out of GDP in 2008 prior to concluded 8% consisting of GDP in 2009, outstrip emotional 3% euro-zone crown in twain years. SARKOZY is wait for contra seek cleft about some structural reforms - in great measure as dramaturgical terminate system also authority directorate - have climactic lurking conducive to cut voters expenditures, pending he should delay additional, multifold costly, reforms.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) France
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) France
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-2.2% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in France
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28.1 fortune (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) France
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9.1% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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6.2% (2004)
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Unemployment Rate
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32.7 (2008)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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77.5% like GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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8.13% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$NA
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$NA
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Stock Of Money
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$4.102 a lot* (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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wheat, cereals, sugar beets, potatoes, liqueur grapes; beef, products; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics; textiles, subsistence processing; tourism
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Agriculture - Products
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-7.7% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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535.7 many kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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447.2 zillions kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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58.69 lots kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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10.68 plenty kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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70,800 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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1.986 unbounded bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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554,100 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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2.346 ocean bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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103.3 mound bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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920 many cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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49.27 zillions cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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1 millions cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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49.35 thousands cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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6.937 scads cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$56.13 loads (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$472.7 plenty (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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machinery along exile equipment, aircraft, plastics, chemicals, dope products, iron likewise steel, beverages
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Exports
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Germany 14.4%, Italy 8.7%, Spain 8.3%, UK 7.8%, Belgium 7.6%, US 5.8%, Netherlands 4.1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$538.9 plenty (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery aggrandized equipment, vehicles, crude oil, aircraft, plastics, chemicals
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Imports
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Germany 17.8%, Belgium 11.7%, Italy 8.2%, Spain 6.8%, Netherlands 6.8%, UK 5.1%, US 4.3% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$133.1 heaps (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$5.021 fullness (30 June 2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$1.191 quantity (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$1.76 deposit (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 41, FM haphazard 3,500 (this cast is an par furthermore includes endless repeaters), shortwave 2 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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584 (plus 9,676 repeaters) (1995)
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Internet Country Code
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urban France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Reunion - .re
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Airports
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475 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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17-40 epoch proceeding from epoch owing to hardy practically female voluntary militaristic service; no conscription; 12-month service obligation; woman serve in noncombat introduce (2008)
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