FOUNDING MEMBER
LIGHT
FRANCE
“Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité”
€2.8T
GDP 2024
POP
68M
GDP/CAP
€42,000
UNEMP
7.3%
INFLATION
1.6%
TRADE BAL
+€3.8B
R&D
2.2% GDP
GDP GROWTH
1.1%
HDI
#28
GDP — €B€2.8T
EXPORTS — €B€598B
UNEMPLOYMENT — %7.3%
POPULATION — M68.6M
RENEWABLES — %27.6%
PUBLIC DEBT — % GDP109.9%
SECTOR GDP BREAKDOWN
Services
70.3%
Industry
17.2%
Construction
5.5%
Agriculture
1.6%
Germany
14.1%
Belgium
7.5%
Italy
7.4%
EU PARLIAMENT SEATS
DE
96
FR
81
IT
76
ES
61
PL
53
EU BUDGET CONTRIBUTION
DE
25.5%
FR
17.4%
IT
11.6%
ES
8.4%
EU SEATS
81
RENEWABLE
28%
LIFE EXP
83.3 YRS
DENSITY
122/km²
INTERNET
243 Mbps
AREA
643,801 km²
SUPERPOWER
NUCLEAR ENERGY & AEROSPACE
70% of electricity from nuclear - Europe's clean energy leader. Airbus, Ariane rockets, TGV high-speed rail. France builds the future.
CAPITAL
Paris
LANGUAGE
French
DIAL
+33
TIMEZONE
CET (UTC+1)
CURRENCY
Euro (€)
EU SINCE
1957
EXPORTS
€598B
IMPORTS
€594B
TRADE BAL
+€3.8B
CO₂ TARGET
-50% by 2030
R&D / GDP
2.2%
EU BUDGET
17.4%
KEY FACTS
#1 nuclear energy in EU
#1 tourist destination globally
#2 EU economy
KEY COMPANIES
LVMHTotalEnergiesAirbusL'OréalSanofi
ENERGY MIX (28% RENEWABLE)
Nuclear 67% Hydro 12% Wind 9% Solar 6%
FRANCE EDITION
EU STARS (FRONT) · FLAG (BACK) · EMBROIDERED · EU MADE
10% OF PROFITS SUPPORT EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY
€29
FREE EU SHIPPING
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