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Europe > France > Geography

FRENCH GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly less than twice the size of Colorado
Capital city with population Paris - 2,144,700
Forested Land 27.9% [97th of 193]
Land use > Arable land 33.46 % [17th of 241]
Land use > Other 64.51 % [208th of 241]
Land use > Permanent crops 2.03 % [88th of 241]
Largest city population 9,523,000 [11th of 174]
Largest city with population Paris - 2,144,700
Map references
Europe
Maritime claims > Contiguous zone 24 nm [29th of 82]
Maritime claims > Continental shelf
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone 200 nm [66th of 121]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea 12 nm [64th of 190]
northernmost point > Latitude 51°05'N
Population density 108.09 people per sqkm [93rd of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 110.66 people/m² ... [81st of 204]
Precipitation 650 mm [58th of 95]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land 76.64 people/km² of arable lan ... [59th of 188]
Surface area > sq. km 551,500 km² ... [47th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Mont Blanc

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point ; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: France, French Republic, Republique Francaise

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