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style='height: 100%; overflow:auto; padding-left:1%; padding-right:1%; '> <ul class='pure-menu-list'> <details> <summary>General Information</summary> <table style='width:100%' class='pure-table'><tbody> <tr class='pure-table'><td>Region </td> <td> </td> <td align='right'>Western Europe</td></tr> <tr class='pure-table'><td>Population (000, 2021)</td> <td> </td> <td align='right'>65 426a</td></tr> <tr class='pure-table'><td>Pop. density (per km2, 2021)</td> <td> </td> <td align='right'>119.5a</td></tr> <tr class='pure-table'><td>Capital city </td> <td> </td> <td align='right'>Paris</td></tr> <tr class='pure-table'><td>Capital city pop. (000, 2021)</td> <td> </td> <td align='right'>10 958.2b</td></tr> <tr class='pure-table'><td>UN membership date </td> <td> </td> <td align='right'>24-Oct-45</td></tr> <tr class='pure-table'><td>Surface area (km2)</td> <td> </td> <td align='right'>551 500b</td></tr> <tr class='pure-table'><td>Sex ratio (m per 100 f)</td> <td> </td> <td align='right'>93.8a</td></tr> <tr class='pure-table'><td>National currency </td> <td> </td> <td align='right'>Euro (EUR)</td></tr> <tr class='pure-table'><td>Exchange rate (per US$)</td> <td> </td> <td align='right'>0.8c</td></tr> </tbody></table></details> <details> <summary>Economic indicators</summary> <table style='width:100%' class='pure-table'> <col style='width:25%'><col style='width:24%'><col style='width:24%'><col style='width:27%'> <thead> <tr class='pure-table'> <td></td> <td style='text-align:right; style='font-size:3.3vmax;'>2010</td> <td style='text-align:right; style='font-size:3.3vmax;'>2015</td> <td style='text-align:right; style='font-size:3.3vmax;'>2021</td> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class='pure-table-odd'><td>GDP: Gross domestic productd (million current US$)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>2 642 610</td><td style='text-align:right;'>2 438 208</td><td style='text-align:right;'>2 715 518b</td> <tr class='pure-table'><td>GDP growth rated (annual %, const. 2015 prices)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>1.9</td><td style='text-align:right;'>1.1</td><td style='text-align:right;'>1.5b</td> <tr class='pure-table-odd'><td>GDP per capitad (current US$)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>40 685.3</td><td style='text-align:right;'>36 611.8</td><td style='text-align:right;'>40 318.8b</td> <tr class='pure-table'><td>Economy: Agriculturee (% of Gross Value Added)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>1.8</td><td style='text-align:right;'>1.8</td><td style='text-align:right;'>1.8b</td> <tr class='pure-table-odd'><td>Economy: Industryf,g (% of Gross Value Added)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>19.8</td><td style='text-align:right;'>19.8</td><td style='text-align:right;'>19.3b</td> <tr class='pure-table'><td>Economy: Services and other activityh (% of GVA)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>78.4</td><td style='text-align:right;'>78.5</td><td style='text-align:right;'>78.9b</td> <tr class='pure-table-odd'><td>Employment in agriculture (% of employed)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>2.9</td><td style='text-align:right;'>2.7</td><td style='text-align:right;'>2.4i,c</td> <tr class='pure-table'><td>Employment in industry (% of employed)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>22.3</td><td style='text-align:right;'>20.4</td><td style='text-align:right;'>19.9i,c</td> <tr class='pure-table-odd'><td>Employment in services (% employed)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>74.8</td><td style='text-align:right;'>76.9</td><td style='text-align:right;'>77.7i,c</td> <tr class='pure-table'><td>Unemploymenti (% of labour force)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>8.9</td><td style='text-align:right;'>10.4</td><td style='text-align:right;'>8.3c</td> <tr class='pure-table-odd'><td>Labour force participation ratei (female/male pop. %)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>50.8 / 61.9</td><td style='text-align:right;'>50.8 / 60.6</td><td style='text-align:right;'>50.6 / 59.6c</td> <tr class='pure-table'><td>CPI: Consumer Price Indexj,k (2010=100)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>100</td><td style='text-align:right;'>106</td><td style='text-align:right;'>111c</td> <tr class='pure-table-odd'><td>Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>98</td><td style='text-align:right;'>102</td><td style='text-align:right;'>98b</td> <tr class='pure-table'><td>International trade: exports (million current US$)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>511 651</td><td style='text-align:right;'>493 941</td><td style='text-align:right;'>488 562c</td> <tr class='pure-table-odd'><td>International trade: imports (million current US$)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>599 172</td><td style='text-align:right;'>563 398</td><td style='text-align:right;'>582 775c</td> <tr class='pure-table'><td>International trade: balance (million current US$)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>- 87 520</td><td style='text-align:right;'>- 69 457</td><td style='text-align:right;'>- 94 213c</td> <tr class='pure-table-odd'><td>Balance of payments, current account (million US$)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>- 22 031</td><td style='text-align:right;'>- 9 130</td><td style='text-align:right;'>- 48 911c</td> </tbody></table></details> <details> <summary>Social indicators</summary> <table style='width:100%' class='pure-table'> <col style='width:25%'><col style='width:24%'><col style='width:24%'><col style='width:27%'> <thead> <tr class='pure-table'> <td></td> <td style='text-align:right; style='font-size:3.3vmax;'>2010</td> <td style='text-align:right; style='font-size:3.3vmax;'>2015</td> <td style='text-align:right; style='font-size:3.3vmax;'>2021</td> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class='pure-table'><td>Population growth ratel (average annual %)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>0.6</td><td style='text-align:right;'>0.5</td><td style='text-align:right;'>0.3c</td> <tr class='pure-table-odd'><td>Urban population (% of total population)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>78.4</td><td style='text-align:right;'>79.7</td><td style='text-align:right;'>80.7b</td> <tr class='pure-table'><td>Urban population growth ratel (average annual %)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>0.9</td><td style='text-align:right;'>0.8</td><td style='text-align:right;'>...</td> <tr class='pure-table-odd'><td>Fertility rate, totall (live births per woman)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>2</td><td style='text-align:right;'>2</td><td style='text-align:right;'>1.9c</td> <tr class='pure-table'><td>Life expectancy at birthl (females/males, years)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>84.3 / 77.5</td><td style='text-align:right;'>85.0 / 78.7</td><td style='text-align:right;'>85.4 / 79.4c</td> <tr class='pure-table-odd'><td>Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>18.5 / 23.1</td><td style='text-align:right;'>18.4 / 25.0</td><td style='text-align:right;'>17.5 / 27.2a</td> <tr class='pure-table'><td>International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>7 310.0 / 11.6</td><td style='text-align:right;'>7 878.3 / 12.2</td><td style='text-align:right;'>8 524.9 / 13.1c</td> <tr class='pure-table-odd'><td>Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>250.4m</td><td style='text-align:right;'>320.1</td><td style='text-align:right;'>524.9c</td> <tr class='pure-table'><td>Infant mortality ratel (per 1 000 live births)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>3.7</td><td style='text-align:right;'>3.5</td><td style='text-align:right;'>3c</td> <tr class='pure-table-odd'><td>Health: Current expendituren (% of GDP)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>11.2</td><td style='text-align:right;'>11.5</td><td style='text-align:right;'>11.3o</td> <tr class='pure-table'><td>Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>6.5</td><td style='text-align:right;'>6.4</td><td style='text-align:right;'>6.5o</td> <tr class='pure-table-odd'><td>Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>...</td><td style='text-align:right;'>...</td><td style='text-align:right;'>5.5p</td> <tr class='pure-table'><td>Education: Primary gross enrol. ratioi (f/m per 100 pop.)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>102.1 / 103.4</td><td style='text-align:right;'>101.7 / 102.3</td><td style='text-align:right;'>102.6 / 103.1o</td> <tr class='pure-table-odd'><td>Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratioi (f/m per 100 pop.)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>107.0 / 105.9</td><td style='text-align:right;'>103.9 / 102.9</td><td style='text-align:right;'>104.4 / 103.9o</td> <tr class='pure-table'><td>Education: Upper secondary gross enrol. ratioi (f/m per 100 pop.)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>112.7 / 109.6</td><td style='text-align:right;'>108.6 / 105.4</td><td style='text-align:right;'>109.0 / 106.6o</td> <tr class='pure-table-odd'><td>Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>1.3</td><td style='text-align:right;'>1.6</td><td style='text-align:right;'>1.2o</td> <tr class='pure-table'><td>Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>18.9</td><td style='text-align:right;'>26.2</td><td style='text-align:right;'>39.5q</td> </tbody></table></details> <details> <summary>Environment and infrastructure indicators</summary> <table style='width:100%' class='pure-table'> <col style='width:25%'><col style='width:24%'><col style='width:24%'><col style='width:27%'> <thead> <tr class='pure-table'> <td></td> <td style='text-align:right; style='font-size:3.3vmax;'>2010</td> <td style='text-align:right; style='font-size:3.3vmax;'>2015</td> <td style='text-align:right; style='font-size:3.3vmax;'>2021</td> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class='pure-table'><td>Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>77.3r</td><td style='text-align:right;'>78s</td><td style='text-align:right;'>83.3b</td> <tr class='pure-table-odd'><td>Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>2.2t</td><td style='text-align:right;'>2.3</td><td style='text-align:right;'>2.2i,o</td> <tr class='pure-table'><td>Threatened species (number)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>168</td><td style='text-align:right;'>236</td><td style='text-align:right;'>382</td> <tr class='pure-table-odd'><td>Forested areai (% of land area)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>30</td><td style='text-align:right;'>30.7</td><td style='text-align:right;'>31.2o</td> <tr class='pure-table'><td>CO2 emission estimatesu (million tons/tons per capita)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>340.1 / 5.2</td><td style='text-align:right;'>303.9 / 4.6v</td><td style='text-align:right;'>293.2 / 4.3v,b</td> <tr class='pure-table-odd'><td>Energy production, primaryu (Petajoules)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>5 632</td><td style='text-align:right;'>5 778v</td><td style='text-align:right;'>5 622v,o</td> <tr class='pure-table'><td>Energy supply per capitau (Gigajoules)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>174</td><td style='text-align:right;'>158v</td><td style='text-align:right;'>153v,o</td> <tr class='pure-table-odd'><td>Tourist/visitor arrivals at national bordersw (000)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>76 647</td><td style='text-align:right;'>84 452</td><td style='text-align:right;'>89 322x,o</td> <tr class='pure-table'><td>Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>63</td><td style='text-align:right;'>67.7</td><td style='text-align:right;'>80.9c</td> <tr class='pure-table-odd'><td>Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>98.9 / ...</td><td style='text-align:right;'>99.4 / ...</td><td style='text-align:right;'>99.6 / ...c</td> <tr class='pure-table-odd'><td>Net Official Development Assist. disbursedy (% of GNI)</td><td style='text-align:right;'>0.5</td><td style='text-align:right;'>0.37</td><td style='text-align:right;'>0.43p</td> </tbody></table></details> </ul></div> <div id='light' class='white_content'><table width='100%'><tr><td width='90%' style='font-size: 4vw;'>Footnotes</td> <td width='10%' align='right'><a onclick='show_none()'>  </a></td> </tr></table><table class='pure-table-horizontal'><tbody> <tr><td align='center'>a</td><td>    </td><td>Projected estimate (medium fertility variant).</td></tr> <tr><td align='center'>b</td><td>    </td><td>2019</td></tr> <tr><td align='center'>c</td><td>    </td><td>2020</td></tr> <tr><td align='center'>d</td><td>    </td><td>Including French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and R茅union.</td></tr> <tr><td align='center'>e</td><td>    </td><td>Excludes irrigation canals and landscaping care.</td></tr> <tr><td align='center'>f</td><td>    </td><td>Includes irrigation canals.</td></tr> <tr><td align='center'>g</td><td>    </td><td>Excludes publishing activities.</td></tr> <tr><td align='center'>h</td><td>    </td><td>Excludes repair of personal and household goods.</td></tr> <tr><td align='center'>i</td><td>    </td><td>Estimate.</td></tr> <tr><td align='center'>j</td><td>    </td><td>Including French overseas departments and territories.</td></tr> <tr><td align='center'>k</td><td>    </td><td>Calculated by the UN Statistics Division from national indices.</td></tr> <tr><td align='center'>l</td><td>    </td><td>Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.</td></tr> <tr><td align='center'>m</td><td>    </td><td>Data as at the end of December.</td></tr> <tr><td align='center'>n</td><td>    </td><td>Data are based on SHA2011.</td></tr> <tr><td align='center'>o</td><td>    </td><td>2018</td></tr> <tr><td align='center'>p</td><td>    </td><td>2017</td></tr> <tr><td align='center'>q</td><td>    </td><td>Data are as at 1 January of reporting year.</td></tr> <tr><td align='center'>r</td><td>    </td><td>Population aged 16 to 74 years.</td></tr> <tr><td align='center'>s</td><td>    </td><td>Population aged 15 years and over.</td></tr> <tr><td align='center'>t</td><td>    </td><td>Break in the time series.</td></tr> <tr><td align='center'>u</td><td>    </td><td>Including Monaco.</td></tr> <tr><td align='center'>v</td><td>    </td><td>From 2011 onwards, data include Monaco and the overseas departments (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and R茅union), excluding the overseas collectivities: New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Saint Barth茅lemy, Saint Martin, St. Pierre and Miquelon, and Wallis and Futuna.</td></tr> <tr><td align='center'>w</td><td>    </td><td>Arrivals of non-resident visitors.</td></tr> <tr><td align='center'>x</td><td>    </td><td>Provisional data.</td></tr> <tr><td align='center'>y</td><td>    </td><td>Development Assistance Committee member (OECD).</td></tr> </tbody></table></div><div id='fade' class='black_overlay'></div> <script> var modal = document.getElementById('myModal'); var img = document.getElementById('myImg'); var modalImg = 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