France

LOCATION: Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southwest of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain.

 AREA: 643,427 sq km

CAPITAL: Paris

POPULATION: 64,057,792

BIRTH RATE: 12.57 births/ 1,000

DEATH RATE: 8.56 deaths/ 1,000

LIFE EXPECTANCY: 80.98 years

RELIGION: Roman Catholic 83-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5-10%, unaffiliated 4%

LANGUAGES: French 100%

LITERACY RATE: age 15 and above can read and write: (Male: 99%) (Female: 99%)