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The France Page
France Statistics : General
Population |
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Total |
thousands |
2005 |
60825 |
Population, by age |
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0-19 |
% |
2006 |
24,8 |
20-59 |
% |
2006 |
54,3 |
60-75 |
% |
2006 |
12,7 |
75+ |
% |
2006 |
8,2 |
Life expectancy |
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Male |
years |
2006 |
77,2 |
Female |
years |
2006 |
84,1 |
Living standards |
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Refrigerator |
% with |
2004 |
98,9 |
Freezer |
% with |
2004 |
80,1 |
Microwave oven |
% with |
2004 |
74,3 |
Washing machine |
% with |
2004 |
92,2 |
Color television set |
% with |
2004 |
94,8 |
Video cassette recorder (VCR) |
% with |
2004 |
70,6 |
Fixed (land-line) telephone |
% with |
2004 |
86,5 |
Cellphone |
% with |
2004 |
69,6 |
PC (total) |
% with |
2004 |
45,0 |
Internet |
% with |
2004 |
30,3 |
Car |
% with |
2004 |
80,7 |
Housing |
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Owners |
% |
2002 |
56,0 |
With no mortgage |
% |
2002 |
35,0 |
Tenants |
% |
2002 |
44,0 |
Public housing (HLM) |
% |
2002 |
15,6 |
Private sector, decontrolled |
% |
2002 |
19,7 |
Furnished rentals, sublets |
% |
2002 |
1,6 |
Rent-free accommodaton |
% |
2002 |
4,2 |
Other |
% |
2002 |
2,9 |
Cause of death |
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Cardiovascular diseases |
% |
2004 |
28,9 |
Cancer |
% |
2004 |
30,0 |
of which: lung cancer |
% |
2004 |
5,6 |
| other cancer |
% |
2004 |
3,2 |
| breast cancer |
% |
2004 |
2,2 |
Violent deaths |
% |
2004 |
7,3 |
of which: transport accidents |
% |
2004 |
1,1 |
| suicides |
% |
2004 |
2,1 |
Diseases of the respiratory system |
% |
2004 |
5,9 |
Diseases of the digestive system |
% |
2004 |
4,5 |
Endocrine diseases |
% |
2004 |
3,7 |
Other causes |
% |
2004 |
19,6 |
| Source INSEE |
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Miscellaneous
Area: 547,030 sq km
Land: 545,630 sq km
Water: 1,400 sq km
Land boundaries: 889 km
Coastline : 3,427 km
Elevation - lowest point : Rhone River delta -2 m
Elevation - highest point : Mont Blanc 4,807 m
Natural resources : coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorspar, gypsum, timber, fish
Land use : arable land: 33.46%
Irrigated land : 26,000 sq km;
Life expectancy at birth - male : 77.35 years
Life expectancy at birth - female : 84 years
Total fertility rate : 1.98 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate : 0.4% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS : 120,000 (2003 est.)
Religions : Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%
Literacy - age 15 and over can read and write : 99%
Unemployment rate : 8.7%
Railways : 29,085 km
Roadways : 951,220 km
Waterways : 8,500 km
Source CIA
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