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Facts
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This page contains
Facts and Figures about France and the French. Some are significant,
other less so....
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| Wealth in France... |
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Diplomacy and foreign
policy |
- The 5 richest
French people are (Source : Forbes 2007, with their world ranking)
- # 7 : Bernard
Arnault (LVMH : Louis Vuitton
Moët Hennessy) $ 26 bn
- #12 : Liliane
Bettencourt (L'Oreal) $ 20,6
bn
- #34 : François
Pinault (Pinault Printemps
Redoute) $ 14,5 bn
- #62 ex-aequo : Gerard Wertheimer
(Chanel) and Serge Dassault (avions Dassault) $ 10 bn each
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- Number
of embassies and consulates :
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IFRAP 2004) |
Embassies |
International
Organizations |
Consulates |
Total |
| France |
152 |
17 |
99 |
268 |
| USA |
166 |
11 |
72 |
249 |
| UK |
145 |
10 |
70 |
225 |
| Germany |
141 |
12 |
58 |
211 |
| Italy |
125 |
12 |
115 |
252 |
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French economic leaders
Among a list
on 100 French world leaders
(from the French magazine
Capital N°130 July 2002) : all the below-mentioned
companies are # 1 in their field
| Name/Company |
Sector |
Size
(an idea of...) |
Rank or % world market share (when available) |
| ALCATEL |
ADSL (fast internet) |
|
# 1 & 40% |
| AREVA |
nuclear (non military) |
50,000 employees |
# 1 |
| AIR LIQUIDE |
industrial gas |
|
# 1 |
| AVENTIS PASTEUR |
vaccination |
|
25% |
| SODEXHO |
catering |
|
# 1 |
| AXA |
insurance |
|
# 1 |
| BUSINESS OBJECT |
decision software |
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| DASSAULT AVIATION |
corporate aircrafts |
79 Falcon jets/year |
# 1 |
| EUROCOPTER (EADS) |
helicopters |
|
# 1 & 40% |
| Hopital HENRI-MONDOR |
artificial hearts |
>1,000 in operation |
|
| SNECMA |
engines for jets |
(in partnership with GE) |
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| SPOT IMAGE |
satellite cartography |
|
55% |
| THALES ANGENIEUX |
optics for cinema and TV |
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|
| DANONE |
yoghurts |
2,8M tons/year |
# 1 & 17% |
| MEILLAND |
flowers (roses) |
30 million/year |
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| Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
luxury cruise ships |
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| COLAS |
road building |
40 mios tons asphalt/year |
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| ESSILOR |
glasses (for spectacles) |
200 million |
# 1 & 25% |
| PEUGEOT (PSA) |
diesel engine for cars |
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|
| RHODIA |
aspirin |
|
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| ROSSIGNOL |
skis |
|
39% |
| VINCI |
construction |
130,000 employees |
# 1 |
| BOUYGUES |
construction |
|
# 2 |
| ZODIAC |
inflatable boats |
|
# 1 |
| JC DECAUX |
urban equipments and road signs |
|
# 1 |
| BIC |
ballpoint pens |
21 million/day |
# 1 |
| LAFARGE |
ciment |
|
# 2 |
| L'OREAL |
cosmetics |
turnover 14 bns Euros |
# 1 |
| AIR FRANCE - KLM |
airlines |
|
# 1 |
| MICHELIN |
tires |
|
# 1 |
| SAINT-GOBAIN |
glass |
|
# 1 |
| CARREFOUR |
very large supermakets |
730 worldwide |
# 2 |
| VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT |
water supply and distribution |
110 million clients |
# 1 |
| SUEZ |
water supply and distribution |
|
# 2 |
| DEXIA |
public finance |
(the bank the webmaster
worked for!) |
# 1 & 17% market share |
| LVMH |
luxury products |
Dior, Vuiton, Moet, etc... |
# 1 |
| ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE |
production / distribution |
|
# 1 |
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