The 2010 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

of money circulating within their own borders

      Stock of broad money:

      $2.292 trillion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 8 $2.306 trillion (31 December 2009 est.)

      Stock of domestic credit:

      $4.319 trillion (31 December 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 7 $4.121 trillion (31 December 2008 est.)

      Market value of publicly traded shares:

      $1.972 trillion (31 December 2009) country comparison to the world: 6 $1.492 trillion (31 December 2008)

      $2.771 trillion (31 December 2007)

      Agriculture - products:

      wheat, cereals, sugar beets, potatoes, wine grapes; beef, dairy products; fish

      Industries:

      machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics; textiles, food processing; tourism

      Industrial production growth rate:

      3.5% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 93

      Electricity - production:

      535.7 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 9

      Electricity - consumption:

      447.2 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 9

      Electricity - exports:

      58.69 billion kWh (2008 est.)

      Electricity - imports:

      10.68 billion kWh (2008 est.)

      Oil - production:

      70,820 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 57

      Oil - consumption:

      1.875 million bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 13

      Oil - exports:

      597,800 bbl/day (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 24

      Oil - imports:

      2.386 million bbl/day (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 9

      Oil - proved reserves:

      101.2 million bbl (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 67

      Natural gas - production:

      877 million cu m (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 64

      Natural gas - consumption:

      44.84 billion cu m (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 18

      Natural gas - exports:

      1.931 billion cu m (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 33

      Natural gas - imports:

      45.85 billion cu m (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 5

      Natural gas - proved reserves:

      7.079 billion cu m (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 83

      Current account balance:

      -$53.29 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 187 -$51.86 billion (2009 est.)

      Exports:

      $508.7 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 6 $473.9 billion (2009 est.)

      Exports - commodities:

      machinery and transportation equipment, aircraft, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, iron and steel, beverages

      Exports - partners:

      Germany 15.88%, Italy 8.16%, Spain 7.8%, Belgium 7.44%, UK 7.04%, US 5.65%, Netherlands 3.99% (2009)

      Imports:

      $577.7 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 6 $535.8 billion (2009 est.)

      Imports - commodities:

      machinery and equipment, vehicles, crude oil, aircraft, plastics, chemicals

      Imports - partners:

      Germany 19.41%, Belgium 11.61%, Italy 7.97%, Netherlands 7.15%,

       Spain 6.68%, UK 4.9%, US 4.72%, China 4.44% (2009)

      Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

      $NA (31 December 2010 est.)

      $133.1 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

      Debt - external:

      $4.698 trillion (30 June 2010) country comparison to the world: 5 $4.935 trillion (31 December 2008)

      Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

      $1.207 trillion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 2 $1.151 trillion (31 December 2009 est.)

      Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

      $1.837 trillion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 2 $1.711 trillion (31 December 2009 est.)

      Exchange rates:

      euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.7715 (2010), 0.7179 (2009), 0.6827 (2008), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006)

      Communications ::France

      Telephones - main lines in use:

      36.431 million; 35.5 million (metropolitan France) (2009) country comparison to the world: 7

      Telephones - mobile cellular:

      60.95 million; 59.543 million (metropolitan France) (2009) country comparison to the world: 18

      Telephone system:

      general assessment: highly developed

      domestic: extensive cable and microwave radio relay; extensive use of fiber-optic cable; domestic satellite system

      international: country code - 33; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and US; satellite earth stations - more than 3 (2 Intelsat (with total of 5 antennas - 2 for Indian Ocean and 3 for Atlantic Ocean), NA Eutelsat, 1 Inmarsat - Atlantic Ocean region); HF radiotelephone communications with more than 20 countries

      overseas departments: country codes: French Guiana - 594; Guadeloupe - 590; Martinique - 596; Reunion - 262

      Broadcast media:

      a mix of both publicly-operated and privately-owned TV stations; state-owned France Televisions operates 4 networks, one of which is a network of regional stations, and has part-interest in several thematic cable/satellite channels and international channels; a large number of privately-owned regional and local TV stations; multi-channel satellite and cable services provide a large number of channels; public broadcaster Radio France operates 7 national networks, a series of regional networks, and operates services for overseas territories and foreign audiences; Radio France Internationale (RFI), under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is a leading international broadcaster; a large number of commercial FM stations, with many of them consolidating into commercial networks (2008)

      Internet country code:

      metropolitan France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Reunion - .re

      Internet hosts:

      15.182 million; 15.161 million (metropolitan France) (2010) country comparison to the world: 7

      Internet users:

      45.262 million; 44.625 million (metropolitan France) (2009) country comparison to the world: 8

      Transportation ::France

      Airports:

      474 (2010) country comparison to the world: 16

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