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Comparison of France and Greece [S]ave

Attribute
France
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Greece
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Geography
Area (km²)643,801131,957
ContinentEuropeEurope
Land area (km²)640,427130,647
Water area (km²)3,3741,310
Land boundaries (km)-1,110
Border countries
  • Andorra
  • Belgium
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Luxembourg
  • Monaco
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Albania
  • Bulgaria
  • Macedonia
  • Turkey
Coastline (km)4,85313,676
Mean elevation (m)375498
Lowest point (m)-20
Highest point (m)4,8102,917
People
Population67,848,15610,607,051
Official languages
  • French
  • Greek
ReligionChristianGreek Orthodox
Government
Long country nameFrench RepublicHellenic Republic
Short country nameFranceGreece
Long local nameRepublique francaiseElliniki Dimokratia
Short local nameFranceEllas or Ellada
Former name-
  • Hellenic State
  • Kingdom of Greece
Government typeSemi-presidential republicParliamentary republic
CapitalParisAthens
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)2,856,000,000,000299,300,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)2,588,000,000,000200,700,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)2.31.4
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)44,10027,800
Gross national saving (% of GDP)22.910.9
Labor force30,680,0004,769,000
Unemployment rate (%)9.421.5
Population below poverty line (%)14.236
Budget revenues (USD)1,392,000,000,00097,990,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)1,459,000,000,00096,350,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.842.28
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)53.848.8
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-2.60.8
Public debt (% of GDP)96.8181.8
Inflation rate (%)1.21.1
Central bank discount rate (%)00.05
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)1.295.25
Stock of narrow money (USD)1,465,000,000,000106,600,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)1,465,000,000,000106,600,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)4,334,000,000,000248,700,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)1,591,000,000,00042,080,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-14,830,000,000-1,596,000,000
Exports (USD)549,900,000,00031,540,000,000
Imports (USD)601,700,000,00052,270,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)156,400,000,0007,807,000,000
External debt (USD)5,360,000,000,000506,600,000,000
National currencyeuroseuros
National currency (code)EUREUR
National currency (symbol)
National currency rate to USD0.8850.885



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