Projection: France to top Germany in population and GDP

[pampango]

More on the Coming French Imperium

I wrote a little while back about the little-discussed French demographic advantage within Europe; its relatively high fertility rate means that it should eventually overtake Germany and become the largest continental European economy. It turns out that the French Economic Observatory has been on this case. Their projections are fairly startling:







Germany should enjoy its hegemony while it lasts; Europe’s future, such as it is, may belong to France.

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/17/more-on-the-coming-french-imperium/

Vive la France!

[DonCoquixote]

1. in an overpoulated world

Birthrates should not be trumpeted or weaponized, as this article does.

Furthermore...the problem with europe is that despite the fact many people are born there, raised there, they will NEVER be considered French or German, which means they will never be a part of the system. This applies to many Muslims, but could also apply to Slavs or Roma.

[coldmountain]

2. Really? Sarkozy is Eastern European. The CEO of Mercedes is Turkish German

The CEO of Renault is Brazilian. I bet their more open minded than you think.