4. Country Profile
Population: 63.5 million
01
Area: 543,965 sq km
Major Language: French
GDPTrend positive increase
Major Religion:
Christianity
04
Life Expectancy: 78
years (men), 85 years
(women)05
Currency Euro (UN,World
Bank)
5. Government
structure
Semi Presidential
stystem
President: Emmanuel
Macron
Prime Minister: Edouard
Philippe
Council of Ministers
Parliament of France (
577 Deputies elected
every five years), ( 348
Senetors elected for a
six year term)
Judiciary of France
Administration of France
( Divided into 22 regions
and further broken down
into 96 departments )
8. Wealth Distribution
■ For adults national income has increased considerably in the
long run
■ “ThirtyGlorious Years” negativebetween 1900-1945(-0.1%per
year), started showing a positive from 1945-1980period (3.7%)
■ Inthe long runthis increased; (50 %) lower, (40%)middle and
(10%)upper class shares
■ Increasein wealth caused by corporate privatization policies,
labour bargaining power, the lift of rent contro
16. Railroads
■ 30,000km of railway lines
■ SNCF fleet includes 470 high-speed trains,
3,000 locomotives, 2,720 DMUs and EMUs, and
4,700 coaches
■ 2,600 km of LGV high-speed lines. France has
the second high-speed network in Europe,
behind Spain.
19. References
■ France's Top 10 Exports. (2019,February 08). Retrieved from http://www.worldstopexports.com/frances-top-10-exports/
■ Destinations, B. (2018, August 31). Let's Go - Paris. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqI7py5QVV0
■ Sawe,B. E. (2016,October 19). What Type Of Government Does France Have? Retrieved from https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-type-of-government-does-france-
have.html
■ France country profile. (2018,November 19). Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17298730
■ Mobile and Internet Providers in France. (2018,October 08). Retrieved from https://en.selectra.info/broadband-phone-france/providers
■ Profile. (2019, February 07). Retrieved from https://www.airfranceklm.com/en/group/profile
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