Climate change in France
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In France, climate change has caused some the greatest annual temperature increases registered in any country in Europe. The 2019 heat wave saw record temperatures of 46.0 °C. Heat waves and other ext
Images of Glacier Blanc in 1991, 1999 and 2019, showing its retreat.
The ecosystems of the French Alps are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
Wind turbines in Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye.
President François Hollande speaking at COP21 in Paris, where the Paris Agreement was negotiated and agreed.
Economy of France
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France has a highly developed social market economy with strong state participation in strategic sectors. It is the world's seventh-largest economy by nominal GDP and the ninth-largest economy by PPP,
La Défense in Paris is the financial hub of France and Europe's largest business and economic district.
Change in per capita GDP of France, 1820–2018. Figures are inflation-adjusted to 2011 international dollars.
A Peugeot 508 SW