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Attribute
France
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United Kingdom
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Geography
Area (km²)643,801243,610
ContinentEuropeEurope
Land area (km²)640,427241,930
Water area (km²)3,3741,680
Land boundaries (km)-490
Border countries
  • Andorra
  • Belgium
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Luxembourg
  • Monaco
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Ireland
Coastline (km)4,85312,429
Mean elevation (m)375162
Lowest point (m)-2-4
Highest point (m)4,8101,345
People
Population67,848,15665,761,117
Official languages
  • French
Array of values
ReligionChristianChristian
Government
Long country nameFrench RepublicUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; note - the island of Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and Wales
Short country nameFranceUnited Kingdom
Long local nameRepublique francaise-
Short local nameFrance-
Government typeSemi-presidential republicParliamentary constitutional monarchy
CapitalParisLondon
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)2,856,000,000,0002,925,000,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)2,588,000,000,0002,628,000,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)2.31.7
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)44,10044,300
Gross national saving (% of GDP)22.913.6
Labor force30,680,00033,500,000
Unemployment rate (%)9.44.4
Population below poverty line (%)14.215
Budget revenues (USD)1,392,000,000,0001,028,000,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)1,459,000,000,0001,079,000,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.842.14
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)53.839.1
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-2.6-1.9
Public debt (% of GDP)96.887.5
Inflation rate (%)1.22.7
Central bank discount rate (%)00.25
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)1.294.38
Stock of narrow money (USD)1,465,000,000,000110,900,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)1,465,000,000,000110,900,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)4,334,000,000,0003,220,000,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)1,591,000,000,0003,019,000,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-14,830,000,000-99,210,000,000
Exports (USD)549,900,000,000441,200,000,000
Imports (USD)601,700,000,000615,900,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)156,400,000,000150,800,000,000
External debt (USD)5,360,000,000,0008,126,000,000,000
National currencyeurosBritish pounds
National currency (code)EURGBP
National currency (symbol)£
National currency rate to USD0.8850.7836



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