France
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Total population
66,987,244
Urban population
80.4 %
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Agricultural land
52.4 %
Perceived tenure security
79.7 %
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French parliament scraps planned extra tax on palm oil
By: Sybille de La Hamaide Date: 23 June 2016 Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation France's National Assembly on Wednesday scrapped plans for an additional tax on palm oil, which had raised an outcry in major producing countries, after the government said it would propose a new tax scheme for…
Ethiopians who fled over land rights now face eviction from Calais "Jungle"
By: Sally Hayden Date: October 24th 2016 Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation CALAIS, France (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Deep in the Calais "Jungle" migrant camp in northern France, hundreds of Oromo Ethiopians set up their own school. An Irish volunteer came to teach classes during the day, but…
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