France

===Military===
{{Main|French Armed Forces}}
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The French Armed Forces ({{Lang|fr|Forces armées françaises}}) are the military and paramilitary forces of France, under the [[President of France|President of the Republic]] as supreme commander. They consist of the [[French Army]] ({{Lang|fr|Armée de Terre}}), the [[French Navy]] (''Marine Nationale'', formerly called ''Armée de Mer''), the [[French Air and Space Force]] (''Armée de l'Air et de l’Espace''), and the [[National Gendarmerie]] (''Gendarmerie nationale''), which serves as both [[military police]] and civil police in rural areas. Together they are among the [[List of countries by number of troops|largest armed forces]] in the world and the largest in the EU. According to a 2018 study by [[Crédit Suisse]], the French Armed Forces ranked as the [[List of countries by Military Strength Index|world's sixth-most powerful military]], and the second most powerful in Europe after [[Russia]].<ref name="CreditSuisse2015">{{Cite report |url=http://publications.credit-suisse.com/tasks/render/file/index.cfm?fileid=EE7A6A5D-D9D5-6204-E9E6BB426B47D054 |title=The End of Globalization or a more Multipolar World? |last1=O’Sullivan |first1=Michael |last2=Subramanian |first2=Krithika |date=17 October 2015 |publisher=[[Credit Suisse]] AG |access-date=14 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215235711/http://publications.credit-suisse.com/tasks/render/file/index.cfm?fileid=EE7A6A5D-D9D5-6204-E9E6BB426B47D054 |archive-date=15 February 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> France's annual military expenditure in 2022 was US$53.6 billion, or 1.9% [[List of countries by military expenditure share of GDP|of its GDP]], making it the [[List of countries by military expenditures|eighth biggest military spender in the world]].<ref>[https://www.sipri.org/publications/2019/sipri-fact-sheets/trends-world-military-expenditure-2018 Trends in World Military Expenditure] SIPRI. Retrieved 18 December 2019.</ref> There has been no national [[conscription]] since 1997.<ref>{{In lang|fr}} [http://www.ladocumentationfrancaise.fr/dossiers/service-civil/fin-service-militaire-obligatoire.shtml La fin du service militaire obligatoire] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808230428/http://www.ladocumentationfrancaise.fr/dossiers/service-civil/fin-service-militaire-obligatoire.shtml|date=8 August 2010}}&nbsp;– La documentation française</ref>

France has been a [[List of states with nuclear weapons#Five nuclear-weapon states under the NPT|recognised nuclear state]] since 1960. It is a party to both the [[Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty]] (CTBT)<ref name="status">{{Cite web |date=26 May 2010 |title=Status of signature and ratification |url=http://www.ctbto.org/the-treaty/status-of-signature-and-ratification/ |access-date=27 May 2010 |publisher=CTBTO Preparatory Commission}}</ref> and the [[Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty]]. The French nuclear force (formerly known as "''[[Force de Frappe]]''") consists of four [[Triomphant class submarine|''Triomphant'']] class submarines equipped with [[submarine-launched ballistic missile]]s. In addition to the submarine fleet, it is estimated that France has about 60 [[Air-Sol Moyenne Portée|''ASMP'']] medium-range [[Air-to-surface missile|air-to-ground missiles]] with [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear warheads]];<ref>{{In lang|fr}} Centre de Documentation et de Recherche sur la Paix et les Conflits, [http://obsarm.org/obsnuc/puissances-mondiales/france-forces.html ''Etat des forces nucléaires françaises au 15 août 2004''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725004911/http://obsarm.org/obsnuc/puissances-mondiales/france-forces.html|date=25 July 2011}}</ref> 50 are deployed by the Air and Space Force using the [[Dassault Mirage 2000N/2000D|Mirage 2000N]] long-range nuclear strike aircraft, while around 10 are deployed by the French Navy's [[Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard|''Super Étendard Modernisé'' (SEM)]] attack aircraft, which operate from the nuclear-powered [[aircraft carrier]] [[French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91)|''Charles de Gaulle'']].

France has major military industries and one of the largest [[Aerospace manufacturer|aerospace sectors]] in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=90.07.06: The Aerospace Industry: Its History and How it Affects the U.S. Economy |url=http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1990/7/90.07.06.x.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920085434/http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1990/7/90.07.06.x.html |archive-date=20 September 2011 |access-date=21 July 2011 |publisher=Yale}}</ref> The country has produced such equipment as the Rafale fighter, the ''Charles de Gaulle'' aircraft carrier, the [[Exocet]] missile and the [[AMX-56 Leclerc|Leclerc]] tank among others. France is a major arms seller,<ref>{{Cite web |first=Thierry |last=Gadault |date=13 June 2002 |title=La France demeure un fournisseur d'armes de premier plan |trans-title=France stays one of the biggest arms supplier] |url=http://lexpansion.lexpress.fr/entreprise/la-france-demeure-un-fournisseur-d-armes-de-premier-plan_95084.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311161443/http://lexpansion.lexpress.fr/entreprise/la-france-demeure-un-fournisseur-d-armes-de-premier-plan_95084.html |archive-date=11 March 2012 |website=L'express |language=fr |quote=En 2001, la France a vendu pour 1,288&nbsp;milliard de dollars d'équipements militaires, ce qui la met au troisième rang mondial des exportateurs derrière les États-Unis et la Russie. [In 2001, France sold $1,288&nbsp;billion of military equipment, ranking 3rd in the world for arms exportations behind the USA and Russia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 February 2010 |title=Les ventes d'armes explosent en 2009 |trans-title=Sales of weapons explode in 2009 |url=https://www.20minutes.fr/economie/551139-20100208-economie-les-ventes-d-armes-explosent-en-2009 |access-date=6 January 2017 |website=20 minutes |language=fr |quote=La France est au 4ème rang mondial des exportateurs d'armes, derrière les Etats-Unis, le Royaume-Uni et la Russie, et devant Israël, selon un rapport du ministère de la Défense publié l'an dernier. [France is 4th biggest arms exporter, behind the United States, the United Kingdom and Russia, and ahead of Israel, according to a report of the Ministry of Defense published a year ago.]}}</ref> with most of its arsenal's designs available for the export market, except for nuclear-powered devices.

One French intelligence unit, the [[Directorate-General for External Security]] (''Direction générale de la sécurité extérieure''), is considered to be a component of the Armed Forces under the authority of the Ministry of Defense. The other, the Central Directorate for Interior Intelligence (''Direction centrale du renseignement intérieur'') is a division of the National Police Force (''Direction générale de la Police Nationale'').{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} France's [[Cybersecurity|cybersecurity capabilities]] are regularly ranked as some of the most robust of any nation in the world.<ref>Bruce Sussman, [https://www.secureworldexpo.com/industry-news/countries-dedicated-to-cybersecurity The List: Best and Worst Countries for Cybersecurity], 13 November 2019, Securworld</ref><ref>[https://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-d/opb/str/D-STR-GCI.01-2018-PDF-E.pdf Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2018], [[International Telecommunication Union]]</ref>

French weapons exported totaled 27 billion euros in 2022, up from 11.7 billion euros the previous year 2021. Additionally, the UAE alone contributed more than 16 billion euros arms to the French total.<ref>{{cite web|date=26 July 2023|title=Rafale Sales Help France Reach Arms Exports Record|url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/rafale-sales-help-france-reach-arms-exports-record-9efd68a2}}</ref> Among the largest French defence companies are [[Dassault Group|Dassault]], [[Thales Group|Thales]] and [[Safran]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-04-28 |title=Factbox: France's military and defense contractors |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-defence-factbox-idUSBRE93R01X20130428 |access-date=2023-10-28}}</ref>