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
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 297
over 3,047 m: 14
2,438 to 3,047 m: 27
1,524 to 2,437 m: 97
914 to 1,523 m: 83
under 914 m: 76 (2010)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 177
914 to 1,523 m: 69
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