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Comparison of France and Germany [S]ave

Attribute
Germany
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France
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Geography
Area (km²)357,022643,801
ContinentEuropeEurope
Land area (km²)348,672640,427
Water area (km²)8,3503,374
Land boundaries (km)3,714-
Border countries
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • France
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Switzerland
  • Andorra
  • Belgium
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Luxembourg
  • Monaco
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
Coastline (km)2,3894,853
Mean elevation (m)263375
Lowest point (m)-3-2
Highest point (m)2,9634,810
People
Population80,159,66267,848,156
Official languages
  • German
  • French
ReligionRoman CatholicChristian
Government
Long country nameFederal Republic of GermanyFrench Republic
Short country nameGermanyFrance
Long local nameBundesrepublik DeutschlandRepublique francaise
Short local nameDeutschlandFrance
Former name
  • German Reich
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Government typeFederal parliamentary republicSemi-presidential republic
CapitalBerlinParis
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)4,199,000,000,0002,856,000,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)3,701,000,000,0002,588,000,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)2.52.3
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)50,80044,100
Gross national saving (% of GDP)2822.9
Labor force45,900,00030,680,000
Unemployment rate (%)3.89.4
Population below poverty line (%)16.714.2
Budget revenues (USD)1,665,000,000,0001,392,000,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)1,619,000,000,0001,459,000,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.381.84
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)4553.8
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)1.3-2.6
Public debt (% of GDP)63.996.8
Inflation rate (%)1.71.2
Central bank discount rate (%)00
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)1.671.29
Stock of narrow money (USD)2,453,000,000,0001,465,000,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)2,453,000,000,0001,465,000,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)5,033,000,000,0004,334,000,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)1,716,000,000,0001,591,000,000,000
Current account balance (USD)291,000,000,000-14,830,000,000
Exports (USD)1,434,000,000,000549,900,000,000
Imports (USD)1,135,000,000,000601,700,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)200,100,000,000156,400,000,000
External debt (USD)5,326,000,000,0005,360,000,000,000
National currencyeuroseuros
National currency (code)EUREUR
National currency (symbol)
National currency rate to USD0.8850.885



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