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Country Profiles : France

GEOGRAPHY   Latitudes (WIO) Various as it includes the following islands: Réunion; Mayotte; Bassas da India; Europa Island; Glorioso Islands; Juan de Nova Island; Tromelin Island; Amsterdam Island; Crozet Islands; Kerguelen Islands; Île Saint-Paul Area   Climate Tropical Main coastal and marine habitats Coral reefs; oceanic   DEMOGRAPHICS   Population   Urbanisation   Life expectancy at birth   Growth rate   HIV/AIDS (adult prevalence rate)   Unemployment rate   Literacy     ECONOMY   GDP   Sectors     MARINE ENVIRONMENT   Coastline   Products   Total Marine Catch 497 231 mt, 112 909 mt from the Indian Ocean (FAO statistics for 2004) Contribution to GDP 0.14% (by total catch not just WIO catch) Endangered   Legislation Marine catches for France as recorded in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ Fisheries Global Information System for the period 1995 to 2004. The country’s total catch is provided on the left while the catch from the Indian Ocean is on the right.