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  1. Date of Establishment: a.d. 486 (unified by Clovis)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: September 28, 1958
  3. Population: 58,978,172 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 210,026 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Paris
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: coal, iron ore, bauxite, fish, timber, zinc, potash
  8. Main Industries: steel production, machinery, chemicals, motor vehicles, aircraft, electronics, tourism, textiles, food processing, fishing
  9. Agriculture: wheat, potatoes, sugar beets, wine grapes, cattle
  10. Currency: franc
  11. GDP: $1.32 trillion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $22,600 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: French (official), Breton, Proven√ßal, Alsatian, Basque, Catalan, Flemish
  14. Religions: Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestant denominations), Judaism, Islam
  15. Literacy Rate: 99%
  16. Life Expectancy:     75 years (male)
  17.                 83 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 11 per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 9 per 1,000 population