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La France, or French Republic for official purposes, is a member of the European Union whose metropolitan territory, called metropolitan France, located in Western Europe is the largest country of the European Union. The France consists of lands to various places of the earth. Its capital, Paris is the most visited in the world, with 45 million annual tourists [when?]. The country, including the territories overseas, has an area of 675 417 km2 and a population of 65.1 million inhabitants on 1 January 2009. French is the official language of the Republic. However, seventy-five other languages, distinct language and official language issues including immigration, are used on national territory. The France is thus the first country in the world of French by the number of speakers, and is the second of the total population, after the Democratic Republic of Congo. The main religion in France is Catholicism with 51 to 64% of the baptized, but 32% of the population consider themselves agnostic and even atheist claims to a percentage. The French economy is still capitalist with a sizeable government intervention after the Second World War, intended to revive its economy. However, since the mid-1980s successive reforms have resulted in privatization of some public enterprises by phasing out the state. In 2008, France is the fifth largest economy behind the United States, Japan, China and Germany.