France
Country-level data
Overview
Everything measured for this country, at a glance.
Current conditions
9°
Clear sky
Humidity 88% · Wind 1.03 m/s · Station Paris
France
FR
Paris68 720 337 people606 410 km²EUR
RegionEurope & Central Asia
LanguagesFrench
Head of state Emmanuel Macron
Head of government Sébastien Lecornu
Background
France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its 18 inte
- Other disaster alertsGreen flood alert in France
- Fires103 hotspots detected in the last 48 hours · peak brightness 356K
- Weather9°C — clear sky
Unemployment7.5%(2025)2020 — 2025
Life expectancy83.0(2024)2019 — 2024
GDP / capita$48 986(2025)2020 — 2025
Inflation0.94%(2025)2020 — 2025
Internet use88.7%(2024)2019 — 2024
Country & Institutions
Key facts, governance and practical references.
Country data
Essential facts
Population68 720 337
Area606 410 km²
CapitalParis
RegionEurope & Central Asia
LanguagesFrench
CurrencyEUR
Public indicators
Press freedom76.6/100RSF · 2025
Corruption perception67/100Transparency International · 2024
Emergency numbers4
- Emergencies (all services) — 112National numbers. Confirm with local authorities before travelling.
- Police — 17
- Ambulance — 15
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Wikidata
Upcoming public holidays3
- ToussaintNovember 1 · All Saints' Day
- Armistice 1918November 11 · Armistice Day
- NoëlDecember 25 · Christmas Day
Nager.Date
Economy & Finance
Growth, prices, trade, currencies and official statistics.
GDP / capita$48 986USD
Inflation0.9%2025
Unemployment7.5%2025
Internet use88.7%2024
Life expectancy83.02024
Exchange rateOct 28, 2026
1 EUR = 1.1143USD
1 EUR = 10.9802MAD
1 EUR = 0.8366GBP
INSEE
Consumer prices (September 2026)+3,1 %
Economic outlook
GDP growth (2025)+0.9 %
Inflation (2025)+0.9 %
Unemployment (2025)7.7 %
Government debt / GDP (2025)115.5 %
Top exports
Pharmaceuticals & chemicals — 137 bn USD
Electronics & machinery — 135 bn USD
Vehicles & transport — 116.2 bn USD
Agriculture & food — 95.3 bn USD
Metals — 43.2 bn USD
Plastics & rubber — 30.9 bn USD
International trade
Exports / GDP (2025)33.4 %
Imports / GDP (2025)33.8 %
Foreign investment / GDP (2025)1.8 %
Crypto market
1 BTC = 72,886 EUR (+0.4 % / 24 h)
1 ETH = 2,119 EUR (+0.5 % / 24 h)
Society & Development
Population, health, education and employment.
Population68 720 337people
Urban population78.8 %2025
Unemployment7.5%2025
Social indicators
Life expectancy82.5(2023)
Healthy life expectancy70.0(2023)
Infant mortality (per 1,000)3.4(2024)
Universal health coverage82.0/100(2023)
Education spending / GDP5.3 %(2022)
Inequality (Gini index)31.8(2023)
Access to electricity100.0 %(2024)
Doctors per 1,000 people3.3(2022)
Homicides per 100,000 people1.3(2023)
Military spending / GDP2.0 %(2025)
Demographics
Children per woman (2024)1.6
Life expectancy (2023)82.5
Universities9
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- Académie de Besançon
- Académie de Bordeaux
- Académie de Créteil
- Académie de Mayotte
- Académie de Paris
- … and 286 more institutions
Hipolabs
Employment by sector
- Employment in agriculture2.3%
- Employment in industry19.3%
- Employment in services78.3%
Climate & Environment
Weather, air quality, climate, fires and wildlife.
Current conditions
9°
Clear sky
Humidity 88% · Wind 1.03 m/s · Station Paris
Air quality
70AQI
Moderate · pm25 · AQICN
UV index
0
Low
Fires1
NOAA NDBC8
- NDBC 62030
- NDBC 62050Wind: 5.7 m/s · Water: 14.8 °C
- NDBC 62103Wind: 3.1 m/s · Water: 15.9 °C
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- NDBC 62144Wind: 8.2 m/s · Waves: 1.1 m
- NDBC 62145Wind: 7.2 m/s · Waves: 1.2 m
- NDBC 62170Wind: 7.7 m/s · Waves: 0.3 m · Water: 16.2 °C
- NDBC 62304Wind: 8.2 m/s · Waves: 0.4 m · Water: 16.1 °C
- NDBC 62305Wind: 6.2 m/s · Water: 16.2 °C
NOAA NDBC
Climate and energy
Average temperature (30 years)11.8 °CWorld Bank CCKP
Warming since 1900+1.6 °CWorld Bank CCKP
CO₂ per person4.0 tWorld Bank · 2024
Renewable energy16.2 %World Bank · 2021
Animals
Most observed
Near extinction
Fish
Most observed
Near extinction
Plants
Most observed
Near extinction
GBIF observations; threat status from the IUCN Red List (CR / EN / VU). Not a complete inventory.
Transport & Infrastructure
Ports, airports, shipping and international connectivity.
Ports & maritime transport40
- Alderney HarbourGuernsey
- AmbesFrance
- AmsterdamNetherlands
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- AntwerpenBelgium
- AvonmouthUnited Kingdom
- BarryUnited Kingdom
- BidefordUnited Kingdom
- Bird PortUnited Kingdom
- BlayeFrance
- BordeauxFrance
- BostonUnited Kingdom
- Boulogne-Sur-MerFrance
- BrakeGermany
- BremenGermany
- BridgwaterUnited Kingdom
- Bridport HarbourUnited Kingdom
- BristolUnited Kingdom
- Brixham HarbourUnited Kingdom
- BrugesBelgium
- BruxellesBelgium
- CaernarvonUnited Kingdom
- CalaisFrance
- CardiffUnited Kingdom
- Chatham DocksUnited Kingdom
- ColchesterUnited Kingdom
- ConcarneauFrance
- Cowes HarbourUnited Kingdom
- Dartmouth HarbourUnited Kingdom
- DeauvilleFrance
- DelfzijlNetherlands
- Den HelderNetherlands
- DieppeFrance
- DongesFrance
- DordrechtNetherlands
- Dover HarborUnited Kingdom
- Dunkerque Port EstFrance
- Dunkerque Port OuestFrance
- ElsflethGermany
- EmdenGermany
- EuropoortNetherlands
NGA World Port Index
Airports40
- Bordeaux–Mérignac AirportBOD · large_airport · Bordeaux
- Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airportCFE · large_airport · Clermont-Ferrand
- Lyon Saint-Exupéry AirportLYS · large_airport · Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône
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- Beauvais-Tillé airportBVA · large_airport · Beauvais
- Paris-Le Bourget International AirportLBG · large_airport · Paris
- Charles de Gaulle International AirportCDG · large_airport · Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)
- Paris-Orly AirportORY · large_airport · Paris (Orly, Val-de-Marne)
- Lille AirportLIL · large_airport · Lesquin
- Brest Bretagne airportBES · large_airport · Brest
- Nantes Atlantique AirportNTE · large_airport · Nantes
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–FreiburgBSL · large_airport · Bâle / Mulhouse
- Strasbourg AirportSXB · large_airport · Strasbourg
- Emile Muller Hospital Heliportheliport · Mulhouse
- Hautepierre Hospital Heliportheliport · Strasbourg
- Haguenau Hospital Heliportheliport · Haguenau
- Ingwiller Hospital Heliportheliport · Ingwiller, Bas-Rhin
- Sainte Catherine Hospital Heliportheliport · Saverne
- Graffenstaden Hospital Heliportheliport · Illkirch-Graffenstaden
- Louis Pasteur Colmar Hospital Heliportheliport · Colmar
- New City Hospital Heliportheliport · Strasbourg
- Altisurface Notre-Dame-des-Neiges-Abbayesmall_airport · Saint-Laurent-les-Bains
- Arcachon Centre Hospitalier Heliportheliport
- Centre Hospitalier Heliportheliport · Perigueux
- Centre Hospitalier Saint Nicolas De Blay Heliportheliport · Blaye
- Clinique Du Medoc Heliportheliport · Lesparre
- La Canéda Centre Hospitalier Heliportheliport · Sarlat
- Le Huga Heliportheliport · Lacanau
- Pellegrin Centre Hospitalier Heliportheliport · Bordeaux
- Relais De Margaux Heliportheliport · Margaux
- Robert Piqué Hôpital Militaire Heliportheliport · Bordeaux
- Centre Hospitalier Heliportheliport · Moulins
- Clermont-Ferrand University Gabriel-Monpied Hospital Heliportheliport · Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme
- Sens Fire and Rescue Center Heliportheliport · Sens, Yonne
- CEA Study Center Heliportheliport · Salives, Côte-d'Or
- Auxerre Hospital Heliportheliport · Auxerre, Yonne
- Mâcon Hospital Heliportheliport · Mâcon, Saône-et-Loire
- Centre Hospitalier Heliportheliport · Nevers
- Châtillon-sur-Seine Hospital Heliportheliport · Châtillon-sur-Seine
- Paray-le-Monial Hospital Heliportheliport · Paray-le-Monial, Saône-et-Loire
- Semur-en-Auxois Hospital Heliportheliport · Semur-en-Auxois, Côte-d'Or
OurAirports · Public domain
International connectivity6
30 submarine cables · 4 more planned
Security & Risks
Earthquakes, alerts, hazards on the map and world attention.
Fires10348 h
Earthquakes807 d
Other disaster alerts1
World attention
- 18,165 readers a day (30-day average)
- +59 % against the previous 30 days
Sockets and voltage2
Signal map202
Legend
- Fires 103
- Earthquakes 80
- Aircraft 8
- Disasters 1
- Volcanoes 2
- Buoys 8
- Medium
- Low
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NASA FIRMS · NOAA NDBC · GDACS · EMSC · Smithsonian GVP · OpenSky Network
Travel & Local life
Places to see, travel advice, food and radio.
Places to see6
Travel advice & alerts6
- Latest updateUpdated information about demonstrations (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).
- Warnings and insuranceDemonstrations There is an increased likelihood of demonstrations, political gatherings and marches taking place across France, sometimes at…
- Entry requirementsThis information is for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’ passport from the UK. It is based on the UK government’s understanding…
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- Safety and securityTerrorism There is a high threat of terrorist attack globally affecting UK interests and British nationals, including from groups and indivi…
- HealthBefore you travel check that: your destination can provide the healthcare you may need you have appropriate travel insurance for local treat…
- Getting helpThe Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office ( FCDO ) cannot provide tailored advice for individual trips. Read this travel advice and…
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Traveller's guide1
- FranceFrance is a country with which almost every traveller has a relationship. Many dream of its joie de vivre shown by the countless cafés, picturesque villages, and world-famous gastronomy. Some come to follow the trail of France's great philosophers, writers and artists, or to immerse in the beautiful language it gave to the world. Others still are drawn to the country's geographical diversity, with its long coastlines, massive mountain ranges and breathtaking farmland vistas. France is famously home to Paris, the enchanting City of Love, where romance dances in the air and every corner whispers sweet nothings.
Live radio6
Science & Space
Daylight, flights overhead, satellites and space weather.
Sunrise & sunset
10h 6m of daylightSunrise06:31 AM
Sunset04:37 PM
Space weather
2.33Kp
Quiet magnetic field
In the sky9
SatNOGS30
- M0SZT7420 observations
- DL4PD47071 observations
- CGBSAT-VHF57897 observations
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- CGBSAT-UHF71977 observations
- M0IEB/M3890 observations
- M0EYT442308 observations
- G7ODQ-pi16841 observations
- IQ1RY ARI Sezione di Bra15741 observations
- F6CNB-UHF92 observations
- DS-1 (VHF)7745 observations
- PI9RD1545 observations
- DL0XK2768 observations
- M0MMS Heidelberg1110 observations
- Marcs-UHF6791 observations
- VAUBAN-IEPER ON7XX22775 observations
- Harwell10732 observations
- Dunchurch358010 observations
- DE-FRE-VHF164 observations
- F6KRK RX WX12641 observations
- DS-2 (UHF)17160 observations
- Romeo-Golf-VHF5108 observations
- MANU F4HSE5409 observations
- F1SXJ3254 observations
- Campus Borsbeek3138 observations
- DJ0MDO5387 observations
- Silky Popcorn8592 observations
- PE2BZ-43763729 observations
- PE2BZ-Odroid-L-band and / or S-band55190 observations
- PE2BZ-40314461 observations
- PE0SAT-1253545 observations
SatNOGS · CC BY-SA 4.0
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On this day2
- 2023 — The 2023 Rugby World Cup final is held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France. It saw South Africa defeat New Zealand 12 to 11, claiming their fourth Webb Ellis Cup, becoming the first nation to do so.
- 1949 — An Air France Lockheed Constellation crashes in the Azores, killing all 48 people on board.
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