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Identity
Regime
Semi-presidential republic
Capital
Paris
Population
68,400,000
Area
643,801 km²
Currency
EUR
Executive
Head of State
Emmanuel Macron
2017
2017
Head of Government
Sébastien Lecornu
2025
2025
Cabinet (size)
10
Parliament
925 seats
2 chamber(s)
2 chamber(s)
Governance
V-Dem (0-1)
0.86
#9
#9
Freedom House
89/100
Free
Free
CPI corruption
66/100
#27
#27
Press RSF
76/100
#25
#25
Economy
GDP (B$)
3366 Md$
2025
2025
GDP / capita
48,986 $
2025
2025
Growth %
0.8 %
2025
2025
Inflation %
0.9 %
2025
2025
Unemployment %
7.5 %
2025
2025
Defense & nuclear
Defense budget
64.5 Md$
2.0 %PIB · #9
2.0 %PIB · #9
Nuclear posture
290 warheads
npt5
npt5
Listed military units
45
International posture
Sanctions
—
Chokepoints
Manche · Détroit de Bonifacio
Alliances
UE · OTAN · G7 · G20 · OIF · Conseil de sécurité ONU · UN · Eurozone · Schengen Area · OECD · WTO · Council of Europe · OSCE
Alignment USA · RUS · CHN
88% · 16% · 22%
UN vote
UN vote
Treaties ratified (of 10)
9/10