France     [30]
(Independent )
ISO COUNTRY CODE: FR
LAND AREA: 543965 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):

>17,000	>10,000	>1,000	>100	>10	>1	<1	Unknown	TOTAL
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

DEMOGRAPHY
  POPULATION: 58375000 (1996)
  DENSITY: 107 persons/sq. km    GROWTH RATE: 0%/year
  POP AGR/FISH/MINING: 8%
  URBAN POP: 73% (1994), versus 62% (1960), Annual Growth: 0.5%
  LIFE EXPECTANCY: 78.7 years,  ADULT LITERACY: 99.0%
  HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.946

ECONOMY
  GNP: US$1355.0 billion, Annual GNP Growth Rate 1980-1993: 1.8%,  Annual Growth Rate GNP/Capita: 1.6%
  GDP/Capita: $17768  GDP/Capita PPP: $20510
  GDP/Capita: 1960 $7219, 1970 $11166, 1980 $14564, 1990 $17490

ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
  TOTAL FOREST AREA: 15034,000 ha, 27.3% of land area, 0.3 ha/capita
  ANNUAL CHANGE IN FOREST COVER: 1.1%
  ARABLE LAND: 33.1% of land area
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  INTERNAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES: 3.4,000 cu.m/cap/year

INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:

Ministry of the Environment