All facts are taken from the Wikipedia and the CIA Factbook


FRANCE:
Motto: Freedom-Equality-Fraternity

population: 65 million
unemployment rate: 10%
youth unemplyment rate: 25%
people below poverty line: 6,2% (2004)
public debt: 79,7% GDP
GDP per capita: 41.600$

people taking part in the strike against the pension reform: 3 million for 6 continuous days

GREECE:
Motto: Freedom or Death

population: 11 million
unemployment rate: 12%
youth unemplyment rate: 28%
people below poverty line: 20% (2009)
public debt: 135% GDP
GDP per capita: 31.900$
other facts: Greece is under an IMF program, which has cost about 15% of the income of public servants and under a real-market crisis that has caused about 100.000 job cuts in the private sector in 2010. 

people taking part in the strikes against the IMF-driven reforms: 10.000 people, once every 2 months.