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France

French Republic
FR / FRA Europe Europe
68.3M
Population
$3,162.0B
GDP
3,976
Payment BINs
180
Issuers

General Information

Capital Paris
Continent Europe
Region Europe
Subregion Europe
Currency euros (EUR)
Languages French (official) 100% declining regional dialects and languages (Provençal Breton Alsatian Corsican Catalan Basque Flemish Occitan Picard)
Timezones UTC+1
Area 643,801 km²
Map Reference <strong>metropolitan France:</strong> 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<br><br><strong>French Guiana:</strong> Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname<br><br><strong>Guadeloupe:</strong> Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico<br><br><strong>Martinique:</strong> Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago<br><br><strong>Mayotte:</strong> Southern Indian Ocean, island in the Mozambique Channel, about halfway between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique<br><br><strong>Reunion:</strong> Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
Borders Andorra Belgium Germany Italy Luxembourg Monaco Spain Switzerland

Demographics

Population (2023) 68,287,487
Density 106.1 per km²
Urban Population 81.8%
Median Age 42.6 years
Life Expectancy 82.6 years
Major Cities PARIS Lyon Marseille-Aix-en-Provence Lille Toulouse Bordeaux

Economy

GDP (2024) $3,162.0B
GDP Per Capita (2023) $44,384
Inflation (2024) 2.0%
Unemployment (2024) 7.4%
Public Debt 98.5% of GDP
Exchange Rate (2024) 0.924 to USD

Financial Markets

Stock Exchanges 30
Listed Equities 1,857
Dominant Currency EUR
Primary Index CA3L INDEX (CA3L.PA)

Card Brands (Top 5)

Card Types

Card Categories (Top 5)

Leading Issuers

# Issuer BINs
1 BPCE 503
2 NATIXIS 275
3 BANQUE FEDERATIVE DU CREDIT MUTUEL (BFCM) 264
4 MASTERCARD FRANCE S.A.S. 179
5 CREDIT AGRICOLE, S.A. 169
6 BNP PARIBAS 157
7 SOCIETE GENERALE, S.A. 119
8 CREDIT MUTUEL ARKEA 113
9 APG AIRLINES 100
10 LA BANQUE POSTALE 95

Top Stock Exchanges

# Exchange Listings Code Currency
1 Euronext Paris 729 PAR EUR
2 Frankfurt Stock Exchange 353 FRA EUR
3 OTC Bulletin Board 191 PNK USD
4 Vienna Stock Exchange 105 VIE EUR
5 London Stock Exchange (international) 102 LSE EUR

Main Exports

1. aircraft
2. cars
3. packaged medicine
4. gas turbines
5. vehicle parts/accessories (2023)

Main Imports

1. cars
2. natural gas
3. crude petroleum
4. refined petroleum
5. garments (2023)