France Transportion

Country Name: French Republic

Capital City: Paris

Population: 60,876,136 (2006)

Population Growth: 0.35% (2006)

Currency: euro (EUR)

Languages: French

Area: 547,030 sq km

Inflation Rate: 1.5% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 8.7% (December 2006)

Domain extension: .fr

TRANSPORTATION DETAILS OF FRANCE

Railways - total:

29,370 km

Railways - standard gauge:

29,203 km 1.435-m gauge (14,778 km electrified)

Railways - broad gauge:

167 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)

Highways - total:

Highways - paved:

Highways - unpaved:

Airports - total:

total: 501

Airports - with paved runways:

292 (metropolitan France) 15 (overseas departments)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

185

Heliports:

3 (2006)

Waterways:

metropolitan France: 8,500 km (1,686 km accessible to craft of 3,000 metric tons)

Pipelines - gas:

gas 14,588 km;

Pipelines - oil:

3,024 km;

Pipelines - refined products:

4,889 km (2006)

Ports and Terminals: