Some random facts about France
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| Electricity - exports: | 68.3 billion kWh (2005) |
| Suffrage: | 18 years of age; universal |
| Population growth rate: | 0.588% (2007 est.) |
| Disputes - international: | Madagascar claims the French territories of Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, and Juan de Nova Island; Comoros claims Mayotte; Mauritius claims Tromelin Island; territorial dispute between Suriname and the French overseas department of French Guiana; France asserts a territorial claim in Antarctica (Adelie Land); France and Vanuatu claim Matthew and Hunter Islands, east of New Caledonia |
| Industries: | machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics; textiles, food processing; tourism |
Aquitaine, France