France presentation

France:

Politics & Demographics

by Alberto Mulero

Politics: Introduction

Politics: Government Structure

Politics: President & Prime Minister

Nicolas Sarkozy (UMP) François Fillon (UMP)

Politics: Constitution

Politics: Political Views

Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (UMP)

Rassemblement pour la République (RPR)

Politics: Foreign Relations

Demographics: Introduction

Demographics: People

Demographics: People Nationality:

◦ noun: Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women)

◦ adjective: French

Ethnic groups:

◦ Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, Basque minorities

◦ overseas departments: black, white, mulatto, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian

Population:

◦ 65,630,692 (July 2012 est.)

◦ country comparison to the world: 21

◦note: the above figure is for metropolitan France and five overseas regions; the metropolitan France population is 62,814,233

Demographics: People

Demographics: People (Population)

Age structure:◦ 0-14 years: 18.5% (male 6,180,905/female

5,886,849)◦ 15-64 years: 64.7% (male 21,082,175/female

21,045,867)◦ 65 years and over: 16.8% (male

4,578,089/female 6,328,834) (2011 est.) Median age:

◦ total: 39.9 years◦ male: 38.4 years◦ female: 41.5 years (2011 est.)

Demographics: People

Population growth rate:◦ 0.497% (2012 est.)◦ country comparison to the world: 150

Birth rate:◦ 12.72 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)◦ country comparison to the world: 155

Death rate:◦ 8.85 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)◦ country comparison to the world: 72

Demographics: People

Demographics: People (Growth Rate %)

Net migration rate:

◦ 1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)

◦ country comparison to the world: 51

Demographics: People

Infant mortality rate:◦ total: 3.37 deaths/1,000 live births◦ country comparison to the world: 212◦ male: 3.7 deaths/1,000 live births◦ female: 3.01 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:◦ Total population: 81.46 years◦ country comparison to the world: 14◦ male: 78.35 years◦ Female: 84.73 years (2012 est.)

Demographics: People

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:◦ total: 22.6%◦ country comparison to the world: 40◦ male: 23.4%◦ female: 21.7% (2009)

Demographics: People

Demographics: Language

Languages:

◦ French (official) 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)

◦ overseas departments: French, Creole patois, Mahorian (a Swahili dialect)

Demographics: Language

Demographics: Religion

Religions:

◦ Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%

◦ overseas departments: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, pagan

Demographics: Religion

Demographics: Health

Health expenditures:◦ 3.5% of GDP (2009)◦ country comparison to the world: 171

Physicians density:◦ 3.497 physicians/1,000 population (2008)◦ country comparison to the world: 29

Hospital bed density:◦ 7.11 beds/1,000 population (2008)◦ country comparison to the world: 13

Demographics: Health

Demographics: Education

Demographics: Education

Education expenditures:◦ 5.6% of GDP (2007)◦ country comparison to the world: 38

Literacy:◦ definition: age 15 and over can read and write◦ total population: 99%◦ male: 99%◦ female: 99% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):◦ total: 16 years◦ male: 16 years◦ female: 16 years (2008)

Demographics: Education

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