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The French Republic is a democracy which is organised as a unitary semi-presidential republic. It is a highly developed country with the sixth-largest economy in the world.
Its main ideals are expressed in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. France is one of the founding members of the European Union, and has the largest land area of all members. France is also a founding member of the United Nations, and a member of La Francophonie, the G8, and the Latin Union. It is one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council wielding veto power, and it is also one of eight acknowledged nuclear powers.
With almost 75 million foreign tourists each year,France is the most popular tourist destination in the world above Spain (52 millions) and USA (41 millions}.

arrowPanel stats France
  • 57,000 panelists
  • 45 - 50% response rate
arrowCapital
  • Paris (48°51'N 2°20'E)
arrowArea
  • Metropolitan France (excluding overseas territories): 551,695 km²
arrowPopulation
  • 01/2006 est.: 61,044,684
  • Density: 112/km²
arrowGDP (PPP), 2005 estimate
  • Total: $1.830 trillion
  • Per capita: $29,316
arrowInternet Usage
  • 26,214,174 Internet users in Dec./05
  • 43.0% penetration
sources: Wikipedia, www.internetworldstats.com

as at June 2008
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