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The Armed Forces of The European Union by Charles Heyman

£9.99 + pp

THE ARMED FORCES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
by Charles Heyman 

European Defence Information at your fingertips

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FRANCE
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BASIC FACTS


Population 60.6 million
Defence budget 2005 Euros 43.7 billion (US$53.8 billion)
GDP Euros 1,707 billion (US$2,150 billion)
Land Area 550,100 sq kms (211,500 sq miles)
Capital Paris (Population 9.6 million)
Life Expectancy 79 years
Population growth rate 0.4 per cent

TOTAL ARMED FORCES

Army  133,000 (plus 21,000 ready reserves)
Navy 43,000 (plus 6,000 ready reserves)
Air Force 63,000 (plus 4,300 ready reserves)
Paramilitary 104,000 (mainly Gendarmerie)

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Contact Details:

Ministry of Defence
14 rue St Dominique
F-75997 Paris Armées
FRANCE

Tel:  +33 1 45 55 95 20
Fax: +33 1 47 05 96 56

  "Europe will run the 21st Century" - Mark Leonard (Centre for European Reform)

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