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  2.                                          FRANCE 
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  5.                                            F
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  7.         OFFICIAL NAME:French Republic.
  8.         LOCATION:Western Europe.
  9.         LAT/LONG:46N/2E
  10.         CONTINENT:Europe.
  11.         ZONES-ITU:27  CQ:14
  12.         TIME:+1 Hr. (+2 Hrs.during summer).
  13.         AREA:211,208 Sq.M.  547,030 Sq.Km.
  14.         POPULATION:55,596,030  DENSITY:263/Sq.M.  (102/Sq.Km.)  AAGR:0.38%
  15.         LIFE EXPECTANCY:75
  16.         LITERACY RATE:99%
  17.         TYPE OF GOVERNMENT:republic.
  18.         CAPITAL:Paris.
  19.         LANGUAGES:French; rapidly declining regional dialects.
  20.         RELIGIONS:90% Catholic, 2% Protestant, 1% Jewish, 1% Muslim,
  21.         6% unaffiliated.
  22.         CURRENCY:French franc.
  23.         GNP:$510.3 billion  ($9,280 per capita)  REAL GROWTH RATE:1.2% (1985)  
  24.         AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH RATE:2.1% (1975-84).
  25.         MAJOR INDUSTRIES:steel, machinery, textiles, clothing, chemicals, food 
  26.         processing, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics, automobiles.
  27.         AGRICULTURE:beef, dairy products, cereals, sugar beets, potatoes, wine 
  28.         grapes.
  29.         EXPORTS:machinery, motor vehicles, chemicals, foodstuffs, agricultural 
  30.         products,iron and steel products, textiles, clothing.  ($109 billion).
  31.         TELECOMMUNICATIONS:35 million telephones; 41 AM, 797 FM, 8,500 TV 
  32.         stations (including repeaters); 3 communications satellite ground 
  33.         stations.
  34.         NATIONAL HOLIDAY:14 July (Taking of the Bastille)
  35.         COMMERCIAL POWER:127/220V, 220/380V in most places  110/190V, 
  36.         110/220V, 115/200V, 120/280V in other places; 50Hz.
  37.         MISC:France is Western Europe's largest nation and foremost 
  38.         agricultural producer. It is the second largest country in all of 
  39.         Europe, after the Soviet Union. France consumes more cheese 
  40.         (per capita) than any other country. Paris has the world's largest 
  41.         museum of science and industry. 32% of the land is arable. Member of 
  42.         European Common Market. Member of NATO. Uses metric system. Member of 
  43.         UN since 1945.
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  45.         (FOR US OPS-3rd party:no  ROA:yes)
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