Demographics of France
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On 1 January 2008, it was estimated that 63.8 million people people live in France, including in the Overseas Regions of France.[1] 61,875,000 of these live in metropolitan France, the part of the country that is within Europe.[1].
[change] Religion
About 85% of the people living in France are Roman Catholic, 10% are Muslim.[2]
[change] Ethnic groups
The major ethnic groups living in France today are descended from Celtic people and Roman people.[2] The significant minority groups living in France are:
- Teutonic, that is Germanic peoples[2]
- Slavic[2]
- people from North Africa[2]
- Sub-Saharan African - people from Africa who live south of the Sahara desert[2]
- people from Indochina[2]
- people from the Basque Country of south-west Europe[2]
[change] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Demographic report 2007 - The birth rate remains very high". Government of France - INSEE. http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/document.asp?ref_id=ip1170®_id=0. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "Background Note: France". Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs > Bureau of Public Affairs > Bureau of Public Affairs: Electronic Information and Publications Office > Background Notes - Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. U.S. State Department. August 2008. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3842.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
