What every visitor should know about France:

Money
The currency is the Euro (EUR). 1 euro is worth about US$1.44.
Crime
CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 3.5 out of 5 (Safe)

Areas of concern:

  • Mugging
  • Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
Capital
Paris
Tap water
Excellent. Water from the tap is safe to drink.

France facts and figures:

People

Population
64,057,792
Language
French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
overseas departments: French, Creole patois
Ethnicity
Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, Basque minorities
overseas departments: black, white, mulatto, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian

Economy

GDP
US$32,700 (per capita)
Income equality
High
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