France according to the CIA

The CIA produce a World Fact Book - called strangely "The World Fact Book" - it can be downloaded as a PDF.

It covers:
Background Information
Geography
People
Government
Economy
Communications
Transportation
Military
Transnational Issues

For the section on France - France Fact Book
It also includes a Gallery of over 70 France photos

On its Transnational Issues it highlights the drug issues:

Metropolitan France: transshipment point for South American cocaine, Southwest Asian heroin, and European synthetics

French Guiana: small amount of marijuana grown for local consumption; minor transshipment point to Europe

Martinique: transshipment point for cocaine and marijuana bound for the US and Europe

But on a lighter note:
Life expectancy at birth:
Total population: 81.19 years
Country comparison to the world: 13
Male: 78.02 years
Female: 84.54 years (2011 est.)

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