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%)
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%)