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Capital: Paris
Area: 543,965 sq km/209,970 sq ml
Language: French
Currency: Euro - formerly Franc
Population: 60,180,529
Life expectancy: 73 (men), 81 (women)
Literacy rate: 99%
Religions: Roman Catholic also Muslim, Protestant
Physical features: Rivers Seine, Loire, Garonne, Rhône; mountain ranges Alps, Pyrenees
Imports: Mineral fuels, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals and chemical products
Exports: Machinery and transport equipment, beverages and tobacco, textile yarn, clothing and accessories, perfumery and cosmetics
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