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France

FRA · Western Europe

Emmanuel Macron

Identity

Regime

Semi-presidential republic

Capital

Paris

Population

68,400,000

Area

643,801 km²

Currency

EUR

Executive

Head of State

Emmanuel Macron
2017

Head of Government

Sébastien Lecornu
2025

Cabinet (size)

Parliament

925 seats
2 chamber(s)

Governance

V-Dem (0-1)

0.83
#24

Freedom House

89/100
Free

CPI corruption

71/100
#25

Press RSF

78/100
#21

Economy

GDP (B$)

3160 Md$
2024

GDP / capita

46,103 $
2024

Growth %

1.2 %
2024

Inflation %

2.0 %
2024

Unemployment %

7.5 %
2025

Defense & nuclear

Defense budget

61.3 Md$
2.1 %PIB · #9

Nuclear posture

290 warheads
npt5

Listed military units

International posture

Sanctions

—

Chokepoints

Manche · Détroit de Bonifacio

Alliances

UE · OTAN · G7 · G20 · OIF · Conseil de sécurité ONU

Alignment USA · RUS · CHN

88% · 16% · 22%
UN vote

Treaties ratified (of 10)

9/10