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  • Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population.
  • Geography > Area > Comparative: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
  • Geography > Area > Land: Total land area in square kilometres
  • Geography > Area > Total: Total area in square kilometers
  • Geography > Climate: A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
  • Geography > Geographic coordinates: This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.
  • Government > Judicial branch: The name(s) of the highest court(s) and a brief description of the selection process for members.
  • Government > Legal system: A brief description of the legal system's historical roots, role in government, and acceptance of International Court of Justice (ICJ) jurisdiction.
  • Government > Legislative branch: This entry contains information on the structure (unicameral, bicameral, tricameral), formal name, number of seats, and term of office. Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election. Election results includes the percent of vote and/or number of seats held by each party in the last election.
  • Health > Births and maternity > Total fertility rate: Total fertility rate.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14: Percentage of total population aged 0-14.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 15-24.
  • People > Ethnic groups: This entry provides a rank ordering of ethnic groups starting with the largest and normally includes the percent of total population.
  • People > Population > Population growth, past and future: Population growth rate (percentage).
  • Religion > Religions: This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
  • People > Birth rate: The average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
  • People > Population growth: Percentage by which country's population either has increased or is estimated to increase. Countries with a decrease in population are signified by a negative percentage. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Economy > Budget > Revenues: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms
  • People > Age distribution > Median age: The median age of the country's residents. This is the age most people are in the country.
  • Government > Political parties and leaders: Significant political organizations and their leaders.
  • Economy > Economy > Overview: This entry briefly describes the type of economy, including the degree of market orientation, the level of economic development, the most important natural resources, and the unique areas of specialization. It also characterizes major economic events and policy changes in the most recent 12 months and may include a statement about one or two key future macroeconomic trends.
  • Crime > Violent crime > Murders: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population.
  • People > Gender > Female population: Total female population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total: Number of people aged 0-14.
  • Economy > GDP > Per capita: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Agriculture > Rural population: Total population living in rural areas. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • People > Death rate: The average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility results in an aging population.
  • Government > Political pressure groups and leaders: Organizations with leaders involved in politics, but not standing for legislative election.
  • Geography > Natural resources: A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
  • Energy > Electricity > Consumption: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
  • People > Age distribution > Total dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant persons out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant person is a person aged 0-14 and those over 65 years old.
  • People > Population growth rate: The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by neighboring countries.
  • Geography > Area > Land > Per capita: Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Agriculture > Agricultural growth: Index of agricultural production in 1996 - 98 (1989 - 91 = 100)
  • Language > Languages: A rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total: Number of people aged 15-24.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 60 and older.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total: Number of people aged 15-64.
  • Education > Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total: Number of people aged 0-4.
  • Religion > Religions > All: This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
  • Health > Births and maternity > Future births: Mid-range estimate for country's population increase due to births from five years prior to the given year. For example, from 2095 to 2100, India's population is expected to rise by 16,181 people due to births. Estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Energy > Oil > Consumption > Per capita: This entry is the total oil consumed in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59: Percentage of total pouplation aged 15-59.
  • People > Population in 2015: (Thousands) Medium-variant projections.
  • Health > Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth: Average age of mother at first childbirth.
  • Geography > Terrain: A brief description of the topography
  • Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total population: The average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
  • Geography > Location: The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
  • People > Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper: Each city population by sex, city and city type.
  • Labor > Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
  • Labor > Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • Government > Executive branch > Head of government: Head of government includes the name and title of the top administrative leader who is designated to manage the day-to-day activities of the government. For example, in the UK, the monarch is the chief of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. In the US, the president is both the chief of state and the head of government.
  • Geography > Coastline: The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
  • Labor > Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Energy > Oil > Consumption: This entry is the total oil consumed in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors.
  • Education > College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • People > Total fertility rate: The average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their child-bearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population growth in the country. High rates will also place some limits on the labor force participation rates for women. Large numbers of children born to women indicate large family sizes that might limit the ability of the families to feed and educate their children.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 65 and older.
  • Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller.
  • Geography > Area > Water: Total water area in square kilometers
  • People > Age structure > 0-14 years: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Transport > Airports: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control.
  • Geography > Area > Comparative to US places: This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres).
  • People > Gender > Male population: Total male population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total: Number of people aged 60 and older.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64: Percentage of total population aged 15-64.
  • Economy > Fiscal year: The beginning and ending months for a country's accounting period of 12 months, which often is the calendar year but which may begin in any month. All yearly references are for the calendar year (CY) unless indicated as a noncalendar fiscal year (FY).
  • People > Age structure > 65 years and over: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest."
  • Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Industry: The gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods produced by the industrial sector within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates in the Factbook are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See the CIA World Factbook for more information.
  • Education > Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Health > Infant mortality rate > Total: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
  • People > Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant adults out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant adult is an adult aged 65 and older.
  • Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point: Highest point above sea level
  • Agriculture > Agricultural growth per capita: Net per capita agricultural production, expressed in International Dollars. Net means after deduction of feed and seed. International Dollars are calculated using the Geary-Khamis formula, which is designed to neutralize irrelevant exchange rate movements (more information on http://faostat3.fao.org/faostat-gateway/go/to/mes/glossary/*/E)
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 0-4.
  • People > Marriage, divorce and children > Total divorces: Total number of divorces in given year by country.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total: Number of people 65 years old and older.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total: Number of people aged 15-59.
  • Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Religion > Seventh-day Adventist Membership: This entry lists Seventh-day Adventist membership worldwide as of 2004. Membership is defined as baptised and active.
  • Energy > Electricity > Production: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total: Number of people aged 80 years and older.
  • People > Cities > Urban population: Total population living in urban areas. The defition of an urban area differs for each country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Geography > Land use > Arable land: The percentage of used land that is arable. Arable land is land cultivated for crops that are replanted after each harvest like wheat, maize, and rice
  • Media > Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • People > Sex ratio > Total population: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 5-14.
  • Health > Infant mortality rate: The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country
  • Religion > Christian > Mormon > Congregations: Total Congregations.
  • Economy > Budget > Expenditures: Expenditures calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms
  • People > Sex ratio > At birth: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
  • People > Marriage, divorce and children > Marriages: Marriages by urban/rural residence.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 80 and older.
  • Education > Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Religion > Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population: Muslim percentage (%) of total population 2014 Pew Report.
  • Geography > Irrigated land: The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
  • Media > Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Environment > Proportion of land area under protection: Terrestrial areas protected to total surface area, percentage.
  • Geography > Natural hazards: Potential natural disasters.
  • Government > Flag description: A written flag description produced from actual flags or the best information available at the time the entry was written. The flags of independent states are used by their dependencies unless there is an officially recognized local flag. Some disputed and other areas do not have flags.
  • Culture > Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet date: The date when the first McDonald's outlet opened in each country.
  • Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea: territorial sea - the sovereignty of a coastal State extends beyond its land territory and internal waters to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea in the LOS Convention (Part II); this sovereignty extends to the air space over the territorial sea as well as its underlying seabed and subsoil; every State has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles. A full and definitive definition can be found in the Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention.
  • Media > Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Services: The gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final services produced within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates in the Factbook are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See the CIA World Factbook for more information.
  • Energy > Electricity > Production > Per capita: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
STAT Germany Martinique HISTORY
Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate 690
Ranked 29th. 41 times more than Martinique
17
Ranked 104th.

Geography > Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Montana slightly more than six times the size of Washington, DC
Geography > Area > Land 349,223 sq km
Ranked 61st. 329 times more than Martinique
1,060 sq km
Ranked 5th.
Geography > Area > Total 357,022 sq km
Ranked 64th. 325 times more than Martinique
1,100 sq km
Ranked 5th.
Geography > Climate temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind tropical; moderated by trade winds; rainy season (June to October); vulnerable to devastating cyclones (hurricanes) every eight years on average; average temperature 17.3 degrees C; humid
Geography > Geographic coordinates 51 00 N, 9 00 E 14 40 N, 61 00 W
Government > Judicial branch Federal Constitutional Court or Bundesverfassungsgericht (half the judges are elected by the Bundestag and half by the Bundesrat); Federal Court of Justice; Federal Administrative Court Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel
Government > Legal system civil law system French legal system
Government > Legislative branch bicameral legislature consists of the Federal Council or Bundesrat unicameral General Council or Conseil General (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and a unicameral Regional Council or Conseil Regional (41 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms)
Health > Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.76%
Ranked 191st.
1.88%
Ranked 80th. 6% more than Germany

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 13.4%
Ranked 188th.
14.16%
Ranked 168th. 6% more than Germany

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent 9.49%
Ranked 183th.
9.69%
Ranked 178th. 2% more than Germany

People > Ethnic groups German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish) African and African-white-Indian mixture 90%, white 5%, East Indian and Chinese less than 5%
People > Population > Population growth, past and future -0.4
Ranked 194th. 32% more than Martinique
-0.303
Ranked 157th.

Religion > Religions Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3% Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 10.5%, Muslim 0.5%, Hindu 0.5%, other 3.5%
People > Birth rate 8.37 births/1,000 population
Ranked 217th.
13.74 births/1,000 population
Ranked 160th. 64% more than Germany

People > Population growth -0.4%
Ranked 194th. 32% more than Martinique
-0.303%
Ranked 157th.

Economy > Budget > Revenues $1.53 trillion
Ranked 4th. 4835 times more than Martinique
$317.50 million
Ranked 3rd.
People > Age distribution > Median age 51.06 years
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Martinique
50.5 years
Ranked 16th.

Government > Political parties and leaders Alliance '90/Greens [Cem OEZDEMIR]<br />Christian Democratic Union or CDU [Angela MERKEL]<br />Christian Social Union or CSU [Horst SEEHOFER]<br />Free Democratic Party or FDP [Philipp ROESLER]<br />Left Party or Die Linke [Katia KIPPING and Bernd RIEXINGER]<br />Social Democratic Party or SPD [Sigmar GABRIEL] Martinique Communist Party or PCM [Georges ERICHOT]; Martinique Independence Movement or MIM [Alfred MARIE-JEANNE]; Martinique Progressive Party or PPM [Pierre SUEDILE]; Martinique Socialist Party or PMS [Ernest WAN-AJOUHU]; Movement of Democrats and Ecologists for a Sovereign Martinique or Modemas [Garcin MALSA]; Rally for the Republic or RPR [Michel CHARLONE]; Socialist Revolution Group or GRS [Philippe PIERRE-CHARLES]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Jean MAREN]
Economy > Economy > Overview The German economy - the fifth largest economy in the world in PPP terms and Europe's largest - is a leading exporter of machinery, vehicles, chemicals, and household equipment and benefits from a highly skilled labor force. Like its Western European neighbors, Germany faces significant demographic challenges to sustained long-term growth. Low fertility rates and declining net immigration are increasing pressure on the country's social welfare system and necessitate structural reforms. Reforms launched by the government of Chancellor Gerhard SCHROEDER (1998-2005), deemed necessary to address chronically high unemployment and low average growth, contributed to strong growth in 2006 and 2007 and falling unemployment. These advances, as well as a government subsidized, reduced working hour scheme, help explain the relatively modest increase in unemployment during the 2008-09 recession - the deepest since World War II - and its decrease to 6.5% in 2012. GDP contracted 5.1% in 2009 but grew by 4.2% in 2010, and 3.0% in 2011, before dipping to 0.7% in 2012 - a reflection of low investment spending due to crisis-induced uncertainty and the decreased demand for German exports from recession-stricken periphery countries. Stimulus and stabilization efforts initiated in 2008 and 2009 and tax cuts introduced in Chancellor Angela MERKEL's second term increased Germany's total budget deficit - including federal, state, and municipal - to 4.1% in 2010, but slower spending and higher tax revenues reduced the deficit to 0.8% in 2011. In 2012 Germany reached a budget surplus of 0.1%. A constitutional amendment approved in 2009 limits the federal government to structural deficits of no more than 0.35% of GDP per annum as of 2016 though the target was already reached in 2012. By 2014, the federal government wants to balance its budget. Following the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced in May 2011 that eight of the country's 17 nuclear reactors would be shut down immediately and the remaining plants would close by 2022. Germany hopes to replace nuclear power with renewable energy. Before the shutdown of the eight reactors, Germany relied on nuclear power for 23% of its electricity generating capacity and 46% of its base-load electricity production. The economy is based on sugarcane, bananas, tourism, and light industry. Agriculture accounts for about 6% of GDP and the small industrial sector for 11%. Sugar production has declined, with most of the sugarcane now used for the production of rum. Banana exports are increasing, going mostly to France. The bulk of meat, vegetable, and grain requirements must be imported, contributing to a chronic trade deficit that requires large annual transfers of aid from France. Tourism, which employs more than 11,000 people, has become more important than agricultural exports as a source of foreign exchange.
Crime > Violent crime > Murders 690
Ranked 29th. 41 times more than Martinique
17
Ranked 104th.

People > Gender > Female population 28.64 million
Ranked 41st. 164 times more than Martinique
174,379
Ranked 182nd.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total 7.63 million
Ranked 50th. 161 times more than Martinique
47,398
Ranked 183th.

Economy > GDP > Per capita $34,065.12 per capita
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Martinique
$14,360.30 per capita
Ranked 8th.
Agriculture > Rural population 8,335
Ranked 188th. 4 times more than Martinique
2,059
Ranked 210th.

Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita 6,641.91 kWh per capita
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Martinique
2,629.32 kWh per capita
Ranked 69th.
People > Death rate 11.17 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 36th. 72% more than Martinique
6.48 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 149th.

Government > Political pressure groups and leaders business associations and employers' organizations<br />trade unions; religious, immigrant, expellee, and veterans groups Caribbean Revolutionary Alliance or ARC; Central Union for Martinique Workers or CSTM [Marc PULVAR]; Frantz Fanon Circle; League of Workers and Peasants; Proletarian Action Group or GAP
Geography > Natural resources coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land
Energy > Electricity > Consumption 549.1 billion kWh
Ranked 3rd. 490 times more than Martinique
1.12 billion kWh
Ranked 125th.

People > Age distribution > Total dependency ratio 90.93%
Ranked 13th.
93.99%
Ranked 9th. 3% more than Germany

People > Population growth rate -0.19%
Ranked 210th.
0.72%
Ranked 144th.

Geography > Area > Land > Per capita 4.24 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 175th. 74% more than Martinique
2.43 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th.
Agriculture > Agricultural growth 96
Ranked 162nd.
99
Ranked 153th. 3% more than Germany

Language > Languages German French, Creole patois
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total 5.4 million
Ranked 48th. 167 times more than Martinique
32,437
Ranked 183th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent 39.91%
Ranked 14th.
39.92%
Ranked 13th. The same as Germany

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total 29.8 million
Ranked 44th. 173 times more than Martinique
172,613
Ranked 184th.

Education > Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Martinique
97.7%
Ranked 43th.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total 2.46 million
Ranked 50th. 157 times more than Martinique
15,683
Ranked 183th.

Religion > Religions > All Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3% Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 10.5%, Muslim 0.5%, Hindu 0.5%, other 3.5% (1997)
Health > Births and maternity > Future births 492.7
Ranked 51st. 157 times more than Martinique
3.14
Ranked 183th.

Energy > Oil > Consumption > Per capita 29.79 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 2nd.
32.4 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 54th. 9% more than Germany
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 46.69%
Ranked 183th. 2% more than Martinique
45.92%
Ranked 189th.

People > Population in 2015 82,513 thousand
Ranked 17th. 204 times more than Martinique
404 thousand
Ranked 171st.
Health > Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 30.3
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Martinique
29.9
Ranked 5th.

Geography > Terrain lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south mountainous with indented coastline; dormant volcano
Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total population 80.07 years
Ranked 26th. 1% more than Martinique
79.18 years
Ranked 26th.

Geography > Location Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
People > Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper 25.69 million
Ranked 1st. 284 times more than Martinique
90,347
Ranked 48th.

Labor > Labor force > By occupation agriculture 2.8%, industry 33.4%, services 63.8% agriculture 10%, industry 17%, services 73%
Labor > Unemployment rate 7.4%
Ranked 50th.
27.2%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Germany
Government > Executive branch > Head of government Chancellor Angela MERKEL (since 22 November 2005) President of the General Council Claude LISE (since 22 March 1992); President of the Regional Council Alfred MARIE-JEANNE (since NA March 1998)
Geography > Coastline 2,389 km
Ranked 55th. 7 times more than Martinique
350 km
Ranked 139th.
Labor > Labor force 43.35 million
Ranked 14th. 261 times more than Martinique
165,900
Ranked 12th.
Energy > Oil > Consumption 2.44 million bbl/day
Ranked 7th. 177 times more than Martinique
13,800 bbl/day
Ranked 112th.

Education > College and university > Share of total education spending 27.16%
Ranked 21st. 18 times more than Martinique
1.51%
Ranked 1st.

People > Total fertility rate 1.42 children born/woman
Ranked 197th.
1.79 children born/woman
Ranked 160th. 26% more than Germany

People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent 34.22%
Ranked 14th.
34.29%
Ranked 12th. About the same as Germany

Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity $3.17 trillion
Ranked 5th. 518 times more than Martinique
$6.12 billion
Ranked 3rd.
Geography > Area > Water 8,350 sq km
Ranked 54th. 209 times more than Martinique
40 sq km
Ranked 4th.
People > Age structure > 0-14 years 13.1%
Ranked 225th.
22.4%
Ranked 144th. 71% more than Germany

Transport > Airports 539
Ranked 13th. 270 times more than Martinique
2
Ranked 207th.

Geography > Area > Comparative to US places slightly smaller than Montana slightly more than six times the size of Washington, DC
People > Gender > Male population 28.26 million
Ranked 41st. 176 times more than Martinique
160,466
Ranked 183th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total 22.71 million
Ranked 25th. 170 times more than Martinique
133,676
Ranked 181st.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 52.37%
Ranked 184th. 2% more than Martinique
51.55%
Ranked 188th.

Economy > Fiscal year calendar year calendar year
People > Age structure > 65 years and over 20.9%
Ranked 3rd. 97% more than Martinique
10.6%
Ranked 63th.
Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Industry 28.1%
Ranked 92nd. 3 times more than Martinique
11%
Ranked 4th.
Education > Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Martinique
98.1%
Ranked 36th.
Health > Infant mortality rate > Total 3.54 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 202nd.
6.95 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 176th. 96% more than Germany

People > Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio 65.34%
Ranked 13th.
66.53%
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Germany

Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point Zugspitze 2,963 m Montagne Pelee 1,397 m
Agriculture > Agricultural growth per capita 95 Int. $
Ranked 121st.
96 Int. $
Ranked 119th. 1% more than Germany

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent 4.33%
Ranked 190th.
4.68%
Ranked 159th. 8% more than Germany

People > Marriage, divorce and children > Total divorces 187,640
Ranked 5th. 414 times more than Martinique
453
Ranked 84th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total 19.47 million
Ranked 24th. 170 times more than Martinique
114,834
Ranked 181st.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total 26.57 million
Ranked 44th. 173 times more than Martinique
153,771
Ranked 184th.

Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 2.4%
Ranked 42nd.
10%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Germany
Religion > Seventh-day Adventist Membership 36,030
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Martinique
14,134
Ranked 68th.
Energy > Electricity > Production 575.6 billion kWh
Ranked 6th. 478 times more than Martinique
1.21 billion kWh
Ranked 127th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total 9.31 million
Ranked 20th. 155 times more than Martinique
59,950
Ranked 172nd.

People > Cities > Urban population 91,665
Ranked 36th.
97,941
Ranked 14th. 7% more than Germany

Geography > Land use > Arable land 33.25%
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Martinique
9.09%
Ranked 117th.

Media > Radio broadcast stations AM 51, FM 787, shortwave 4 AM 0, FM 14, shortwave 0
People > Sex ratio > Total population 0.97 male(s)/female
Ranked 140th.
0.99 male(s)/female
Ranked 108th. 2% more than Germany

People > Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent 9.08%
Ranked 185th.
9.47%
Ranked 170th. 4% more than Germany

Health > Infant mortality rate 4.2
Ranked 170th.
7.27
Ranked 140th. 73% more than Germany
Religion > Christian > Mormon > Congregations 171
Ranked 16th. 171 times more than Martinique
1
Ranked 159th.

Economy > Budget > Expenditures $1.53 trillion
Ranked 4th. 4825 times more than Martinique
$317.50 million
Ranked 4th.
People > Sex ratio > At birth 1.06 male(s)/female
Ranked 35th. 4% more than Martinique
1.02 male(s)/female
Ranked 215th.

People > Marriage, divorce and children > Marriages 386,000
Ranked 3rd. 302 times more than Martinique
1,279
Ranked 84th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent 16.35%
Ranked 15th.
17.9%
Ranked 6th. 9% more than Germany

Education > Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 28th.
4
Ranked 24th. 33% more than Germany

Religion > Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 5%
Ranked 88th. 25 times more than Martinique
0.2%
Ranked 156th.
Geography > Irrigated land 4,850 sq km
Ranked 54th. 69 times more than Martinique
70 sq km
Ranked 144th.

Media > Internet > Users > Per capita 515.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Martinique
247.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th.
Environment > Proportion of land area under protection 48.03%
Ranked 7th.
55.12%
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Germany

Geography > Natural hazards flooding hurricanes, flooding, and volcanic activity (an average of one major natural disaster every five years)
Government > Flag description three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and gold; these colors have played an important role in German history and can be traced back to the medieval banner of the Holy Roman Emperor - a black eagle with red claws and beak on a gold field unofficial flag, derives from the civil ensign flown by French merchant ships and dates to 1766; a blue field quartered by a white cross; in the center of each rectangle is a white, coiled snake representing the venomous Fer-de-lance; the flag of France is used for official occasions
Culture > Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet date November 22, 1971 December 16, 1991
Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea 12 nautical mile
Ranked 19th. The same as Martinique
12 nautical mile
Ranked 16th.
Media > Televisions 51.4 million
Ranked 6th. 779 times more than Martinique
66,000
Ranked 148th.
Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Services 71.1%
Ranked 37th.
83%
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Germany
Energy > Electricity > Production > Per capita 7,217.15 kWh per capita
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Martinique
2,828.86 kWh per capita
Ranked 71st.

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