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Overview
 

History
 

Geography:the largest  Europeon  nations,

• Capital:Paris
• Other Cities:Nancy. orleans, Brest
• Landforms:
• Neighbors:Spain,  Italy, Belguim,Germany
• Climate: cool wintersand  hot  summers,is  mostly  near  westerlys.

• Currency:French franc (FRF); euro (EUR

 

 

                    note:  on 1 January 1999, the EU introduced the euro as a common currency that
                    is now being used by financial institutions in France at a fixed rate of 6.55957
                    French francs per euro and will replace the local currency for all transactions in
                    2002

• GDP (per capita):purchasing power parity - $24,400 (2000 est.)
• Labor force breakdown:Labor force:

                    25 million (2000)

     Labor force - by
         occupation:
                    services 71%, industry 25%, agriculture 4% (1997

• Inflation rate: Inflation rate

   (consumer prices):
                    1.7% (2000 est.
• Major exports:$320 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

 

 

           Imports -
       commodities:
                    machinery and equipment, vehicles, crude oil, aircraft, plastics, chemicals

   Imports - partners:
                    EU 62% (Germany 16%, Belgium-Luxembourg 11%, Italy 9%, UK 8%), US 7%
                    (2000 est.)

• Other industries:machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics; textiles, food

                    processing; tourism
• Trading partners:EU 63% (Germany 16%, UK 10%, Spain 9%, Italy 9%, Belgium-Luxembourg 8%),

                    US 8% (1999)
• Debt:external:

 

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GLinks

• Daily Graphic Online :

• CIA World Factbook (Ghana) :  flag, geography, economy, and people section
• Bank of Canada Exchange rates :  recent currency exchange
• Republic of Ghana Homepage :  economic and people information
• The Transatlantic Slave Trade , Stephen Behrendt.  Africana.com
• History of Ghana , Ghana Web.