Information from http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fr.html. Introduction: France was a victor in World Wars I and II, but they had huge losses in their empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant country. Still, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among other European countries. In recent years, its settlement and cooperation with Germany have been helpful to the economic …showed first 75 words of 362 total…

…showed last 75 words of 362 total…the population. Language: French is spoken by about 100% of the population. They are rapidly declining regional dialects and languages which are: Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, and Flemish. Economy: France's economy is based on agriculture (3%), industry (26%), and services (71%). The unemployment rate of the population is 9.1%. The major exports are machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics, textiles, food processing, and tourism. The major imports are machinery and equipment, vehicles, crude oil, aircraft, plastics, and chemicals.