Official Name: | The French Republic |
Sovereign Status: | Sovereign Country |
Government Type: | Semi-Presidential Republic |
Official Name (Local Language): | Republique Française |
ISO Country Codes: | FR : FRA |
Internet Domain: | .fr |
Government Web Site: | https://www.gouvernement.fr/ |
Capital: | Paris | Main Airports: | Charles de Gaulle Airport, Nice Côte d'Azur International Airport, Paris Orly Airport, Strasbourg Airport |
Language(s): | French | Population: | 68,305,148 |
Currency: | Euro | ISO Currency Code: | EUR |
Telephone Dial In: | +33 | ID Prefix: | 00 |
Government Website: | https://www.gouvernement.fr/ |
Sovereign Ratings: | https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/france |
Central Bank: | Banque de France |
Currency USD Exchange Rate: | 0.82771 euros (EUR) per US dollar (2020 est.) |
Unemployment Rate: | 8.12% (2019 est.) |
Population below poverty line: | 13.6% (2018 est.) |
Inflation Rate: | 1.1% (2019 est.) |
Prime Lending Rate: | 1.15% (Dec-20 - TradingEconomics) |
GDP: | $3.048 trillion (2021 est.) |
GDP Pro Capita (PPP): | $45,000 (2021 est.) |
Currency Name: | Euro |
Currency Code: | EUR |
World Bank Classification: | High-Income Economy |
GDP Composition:
Agriculture: | 1.7% | wheat, cereals, sugar beets, potatoes, wine grapes; beef, dairy products; fish |
Industry: | 19.4% | machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics; textiles, food processing; tourism |
Services: | 78.8% |
Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO
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Business Language(s): | French |
Customs & Excise: | Douane.gouv.fr |
Development Bank(s): | AFD; BPI France; The Social Development Bank in Europe; |
National Standards Bureau: | Association française de normalisation |
Competitive Ind’l Performance: 15/141 (2019) | Corruption Perceptions Index: 21/180 (2022 Rank) |
Ease of Doing Business: N/A | Enabling Trade Index: 13/136 (2016) |
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Export Credit Agency: PROPARCO ; Export Insurance Agency: Bpifrance Assurance Export ; Coface ;
Investment & Export Promotion Agency: Business France ;
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