Quick Facts - France
Capital: Paris
Political system: Unitary semi-presidential republic
Year of membership to the Council of Europe: 1949
Population: 64 105 100 (2009)
Population density: 110 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): French
Non-nationals of total population: 5.6 % (2006)
Funding (2002)
Culture as share of total central government spending: N/A
Government 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 (2005)
Share of cultural workers in total employment: 2.00 %
Share of self-empoyed in cultural employment: 20.10 %
Share of self-empoyed in total employment: 9.00 %
Markets (2007)
CUPIX: Cultural goods: 123 %
CUPIX: Public cultural services: 449 %
Annual exp. per capita for recreation and culture:
1 924 USD (188 % )
Participation
Cinema admissions per capita/year: 3.0 times (2006)
Internet penetration rate: 58.1 % (2008)
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