$1.624 trillion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 2 $1.399 trillion (31 December 2007 est.)

Exchange rates:

euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6827 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)

Communications ::France

Telephones - main lines in use:

35.909 million; 35.0 million (metropolitan France) (2008) country comparison to the world: 8

Telephones - mobile cellular:

59.259 million; 57.972 million (metropolitan France) (2008) country comparison to the world: 18

Telephone system:

general assessment: highly developed