Quick Facts - France
Capital: Paris
Political system: Unitary semi-presidential republic
Year of membership to the Council of Europe: 5 May 1949
Population: 65 327 724 (2012)
Population density: 102.5 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): French
Non-nationals of total population: 5.9 % (2011)
Population density: 102.5 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): French
Non-nationals of total population: 5.9 % (2011)
Funding (2002)
Culture as share of total central government spending: N/AGovernment expenditure on culture: 12 000 000 000 Euro
Government expenditure on culture per capita: 197.20 Euro
Share of spending on culture by central government: 51.00 %
Employment (2009)
Share of cultural workers in total employment: 1.70 %Share of self-empoyed in cultural employment: 16.96 %
Share of self-empoyed in total employment: 10.91 %
Markets (2012)
CUPIX: Cultural goods: 110 %CUPIX: Public cultural services: 204 %
Annual exp. per capita for recreation and culture: 1 924 USD (188 % )
Participation
Cinema admissions per capita/year: 3.2 times (2010)Internet penetration rate: 80.0 % (2012)
Ratification of Key Cultural Conventions
European Cultural Convention (1955): 5/5/1955European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (1992): Signed 7/5/1999. Not yet ratified
European Convention for the Protection of the Audiovisual Heritage (2001): Entered into force 1/8/2010
UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005): Acceded on 18/12/2006
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Council of Europe/ERICarts, "Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe, 14th edition", 2013 | ISSN 2222-7334