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Population
Population : 59 million in 2000
(13 million in Paris and neighboring suburbs)
Capital : Paris
Main university cities : Paris, Lille, Lyon, Toulouse,
Montpellier, Bordeaux
Student population : 2.1 million.
Number of foreign students : 125,000 (8.5%) out of
which 63,000 come from Africa and 36,000 from Europe.

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