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Geography People 15-64 years: 64.7% 65 years and over: 16.8% || male: 78.02 years female: 84.54 years
 * Location || Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain ||
 * Geographic Coordinates || 46 00 N, 2 00 E ||
 * Continent || Europe ||
 * Area || 643,801 sq km = 248573 miles ||
 * Area Comparison || slightly less than the size of Texas ||
 * Border Countries || Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland. ||
 * Climate || Cool winters and mild summers. Mild winters and hot summers along Mediterranean coast. ||
 * Terrain || Flat plains or gently rolling hills in the west and north. The rest is made of mountains. ||
 * Natural Resources || coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorspar, gypsum, timber, fish ||
 * Natural Hazard || flooding; avalanches; midwinter windstorms; drought; forest fires in south near the Mediterranean ||
 * Total Population || 65,312,249 ||
 * Age Structure || 0-14 years: 18.5%
 * Life Expectancy || 81.19 years

|| Government Economy services: 71.8% || wine grapes; beef, dairy products; fish || aircraft, electronics; textiles, food processing; tourism || chemicals, pharmaceutical products, iron and steel, beverages || Communication Transportation Sources Miscellaneous Information
 * Nationality || French ||
 * Religions || Roman Catholic, Protestant, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist ||
 * Languages || French ||
 * Literacy || 99% and people over the age of 15 can read and write ||
 * Country Name || French Republic ||
 * Government Type || Republic ||
 * Capital || Paris ||
 * Cheif of State/ Head of Government || President Nicolis Sarkozy and Prime Minister Francois Fillon ||
 * Labor Force by Occupation || agriculture: 3.8% industry: 24.3%
 * Agriculture || wheat, cereals, sugar beets, potatoes,
 * Industry || machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy,
 * Exported Commodities || machinery and transportation equipment, aircraft, plastics,
 * Imported Commodities || machinery and equipment, vehicles, crude oil, aircraft, plastics, chemicals ||
 * Currency || 1 Euro = 1.30 US dollars ||
 * Number of Land Line Phones || 36.154 million ||
 * Number of the Cell Phones || 64 million ||
 * Airports || 475 ||
 * Paved Airports || 297 ||
 * Roadways || <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">951,200 km ||
 * Roadways Compared To The World || 8th ||
 * cia || Central Intelligence Agency. France: Europe. The word factbook. 15 December 2011. Web. [|https://www.cia.gov] ||
 * International A.B. || International, A. B. (2009). //Airports in France//. Retrieved 12 13, 2011, from Airports in France: [] ||