AREA ................................................
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547.030
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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60.424.213 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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110,5 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Paris
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Euro (EUR)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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29300 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,661 (11th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Rhone River delta -2 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Mont Blanc 4807 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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486 (unified by Clovis)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.fr
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+33
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