STRUCTURE AND FEATURES OF THE FRENCH ECONOMY

Agriculture in France accounts for 2.4% of GDP, industry for 26.5%, and services for 71.1% of GDP. The share of industry in GDP is 11 times greater than the share of agriculture. Industrial products account for about 80% of the value of exports. At the same time, the post-industrial orientation of the economy is obvious. […]

FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS OF JAPAN

Japan’s foreign trade turnover in 2000 amounted to  $858.7 billion. (third place in the world after the United States and Germany). In terms of the size of the foreign trade surplus ($ 99.7 billion), it  occupies a leading position among other developed countries. The volume of exports in 2000 amounted to 479.2 billion dollars. (7.5% […]

Economically highly developed countries of Western Europe

These include: Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, the Scandinavian countries, Finland. Due to their favorable geographical position, using a high level of skilled labor and accumulated own and attracted capital from all over the world, these countries have reached a very high level of development of productive forces. Their per capita indicators exceed those in […]