Geography France Germany Location. Guadeloupe and Martinique: subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity; rainy season June to October ; vulnerable to devastating cyclones hurricanes every eight years on average;. Mayotte: tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon November to May ; dry season is cooler May to November ;. Reunion: tropical, but temperature moderates with elevation; cool and dry May to November , hot and rainy November to April.
Guadeloupe: Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grande-Terre is low limestone formation; most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin;. Irrigated land 26, sq km 26, sq km metropolitan France: 26, sq km 6, sq km Natural hazards. Pierre, killing an estimated 30, people; La Soufriere 1, m on the island of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean last erupted from July to March ; these volcanoes are part of the volcanic island arc of the Lesser Antilles that extends from Saba in the north to Grenada in the south.
Population distribution much of the population is concentrated in the north and southeast; although there are many urban agglomerations throughout the country, Paris is by far the largest city, with Lyon ranked a distant second most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphalia Demographics France Germany Population 68,, July est.
Age structure years: Median age total: Population growth rate 0. Birth rate Death rate 9. Net migration rate 1. Sex ratio at birth: 1. Infant mortality rate total: 3. Life expectancy at birth total population: Total fertility rate 2. French The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. German The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
School life expectancy primary to tertiary education total: 16 years male: 16 years female: 16 years total: 17 years male: 17 years female: 17 years Education expenditures 5. Major cities - population Current products from defense industrial cooperation—such as KANT, a merger between French and German land warfare equipment producers, or a future European fighter jet — need export regulations that both countries can accept. France and Germany have similar export rules and procedures, but Germany is much more cautious than France and—even worse—has become very unpredictable in its practices.
This unpredictability also distracts French industrial and political partners to financially and politically invest in joint projects. They see no reason to embark on the development of joint fighters and tanks if they cannot be exported. The point is that the Franco-German axis has not developed from common worldviews but it has generated compromises that the EU member states could buy into.
This is the particular dynamic of the Franco-German couple. Having opposite viewpoints is neither new nor need it be a problem. But it is the lack of willingness to find a compromise that might make Europe miss the momentum— a lose-lose-lose situation for both Berlin and Paris, and for Europe as a whole. L Chagnaud, C. On the Road to a European Army? Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author s and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
In an increasingly crowded, chaotic, and contested world and marketplace of ideas, the Carnegie Endowment offers decisionmakers global, independent, and strategic insight and innovative ideas that advance international peace. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center. Especially since the horrible hyperinflation of the s, Germans have long been reluctant to incur any debt, even for things that Americans barely think twice about. But many German banks were hurt by the mortgage crisis indirectly, through international loans and derivatives.
And now we come to the delicate subject of urination. In France we did not have to pay a single euro cent for bathroom breaks. Luckily, this is still rare. On the autobahn, you get a ticket that is also worth a euro-cents credit in the restaurant or for other purchases. In fact, I have refused to pay at toilets that were especially unpleasant.
On the other hand, one must marvel at the waterless and odorless urinals found in Germany supposedly invented by a German.
No US company would dare charge customers 17 cents a minute to call them, but German and other European companies do just that. Although they do exist, free numbers are still rare in Germany, and most businesses charge for calls to get repairs or even to just make inquiries. It has only been in recent years that restaurants in Germany no longer charge extra for the bread they put on the table in a basket. Customers used to pay for each slice of bread they consumed. It is a big cultural difference that makes Americans think calling a business should not cost anything, while Germans accept a charge of 14 euro cents a minute to do so as do the French.
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COVID patients recovered 7,, The number of patients diagnosed with COVID coronavirus that have successfully recovered from the disease. COVID new deaths 0. The number of new deaths caused by COVID coronavirus , according to the last official status report. COVID cases per 1 million inhabitants , COVID active patients , COVID patients in critical condition 1, Geography 1. The percentage of land covered by forests. Forests have a key role in removing pollutants and cleansing the air.
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