Dakota+&+Emma

= Fr an ce = By Dakota and Emma 




 * = Geography ||
 * = location ||= Western Europe ||
 * = Geographic coordinates ||= 46 00 N, 2 00 E ||
 * = Continent ||= Europe ||
 * = Area ||= 248,428 sq mi ||
 * = Area Comparison ||= 42 ||
 * = Border Countries ||= Andorra 56.6 km, Belgium 620 km, Germany 451 km, Italy 488 km, Luxembourg 73 km, Monaco 4.4 km, Spain 623 km, Switzerland 573 km ||
 * = Climate ||= generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral ||
 * = Terrain ||= mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west; remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps in east ||
 * = Natural Resources ||= coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorspar, gypsum, timber, fish ||
 * = Natural Hazards ||= flooding; avalanches; midwinter windstorms; drought; forest fires in south near the Mediterranean ||

male: 77.91 years female: 84.44 years  || male: 99% female :99% ||
 * = People ||
 * = Total Population ||= 65,768,389 ||
 * = Age Structure ||= 0-14= 18.6%. 15-64= 65% ||
 * = Life Expenctancy ||= <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">81.09 years total
 * = Nationality ||= French ||
 * = Religions ||= Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4% ||
 * = Lanuages ||= French (official) others: (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish ||
 * = Literacy ||= <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">age 15 and over can read and write


 * = Goverment ||
 * = Country Name ||= <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">Republique francaise ||
 * = Goverment Type ||= Republic ||
 * = Capital ||= Paris ||
 * = Chief of State/ Head of Goverment ||= Nicolas SARKOZY ||


 * = Economy ||
 * Labor Force by Occupation || 28.1 million (2009 est.) ||
 * Agriculture || <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">3.8% ||
 * Industry || <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">24.3% ||
 * Exported Commodities ||< machinery and transportation equipment, aircraft, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, iron and steel, beverages ||
 * Imported Commodities || machinery and equipment, vehicles, crude oil, aircraft, plastics, chemicals ||
 * Currency || euros (EUR) ||


 * = Comunication ||
 * = Number of Land Lines Phones ||= 36.431 million ||
 * = Number of Cell Phones ||= 60.95 million ||


 * = Transportation ||
 * Airports || 474 ||
 * Paved Airports || <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">297 ||
 * Roadways || <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">1,027,183 km ||
 * Roadways Compared To The World || #9 ||


 * = Miscellaneous Information ||
 * = The Eiffel Tower was built between 1887 and 1889 (121 years) ||


 * Sources Cited ||
 * Cia Factbook || [] ||
 * Tour Eiffel || [] ||