President: Francois Hollande Prime minister: Jean-Marc Ayrault
Head of state: Prince Hans-Adam II
Population
65,630,692
36,713
Life Expectancy
81.460 years
81.500 years
Capital City
Paris
Largest city
Paris (population: 2,138,550)
Schaan (population: 5,748)
Human Development Index
0.955
0
GDP per capita
$35,600 US
Literacy Rate
99%
100%
Corruption Perception Index
6.9
NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
19.6%
24%
Wealthiest Citizens
Bernard Arnault ($16.5bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
9.300%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
republic
constitutional monarchy
Independence date
486 (Frankish tribes unified); 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire)
Religions
Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4% overseas departments: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, pagan
Roman Catholic 76.2%, Protestant 7%, unknown 10.6%, other 6.2% (June 2002)
Languages
French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish) overseas departments: French, Creole patois
German (official), Alemannic dialect
Exports
machinery and transportation equipment, aircraft, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, iron and steel, beverages
External Debt
$5,633,000,000,000 $
Exchange Rate
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6799 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
2.600%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
40
0
Location
Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain
Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland
Area
643,801 km sq
160 km sq
Coastline
0 km
0 km
Climate
continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers
