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Invest in France |
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| Why invest in France ? |
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At the heart of the European market, France offers a favourable economic environment to develop your activity: |
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- - strong and stable currency: the euro
- - high-quality infrastructures
- - highly-skilled labour
- - costs that are comparable to other European countries
- - high productivity
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| FRANCE KEY FIGURES |
- · Area of the country: 551 500 km2
- · GMT+1 in winter, GMT+2 in summer
- · A population of 60.2 million people, 2nd European Market
- · Urban population: 75.5%
- · Access rate to higher education: 33%
- · Working population: 26.3 million people
- · Activity rate: 55.0% in 2003
- · Unemployment rate: 8.8% in 2006
- · GDP: 1,791.9 billion euros in 2006
- · GDP per capita: 28.35 euros in 2006
- · Inflation: +1.5 % 2006-2007
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| For more information about France, visit the Invest in France website : |
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