Area > A note
includes only metropolitan France; excludes the overseas administrative divisions |
Area > Comparative
slightly less than twice the size of Colorado |
Area > Comparative to US places
slightly less than the size of Texas |
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Area > Land
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545,630 sq km |
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[1st of 238]
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Area > Land (per capita)
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8.939 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[3rd of 227]
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Area > Note
the first numbers include the overseas regions of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Reunion |
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Area > Total
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547,030 sq km |
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[1st of 250]
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Area > Total (per capita)
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8.962 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[2nd of 231]
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Area > Water
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1,400 sq km |
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[2nd of 239]
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Area > Water (per capita)
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22.937 sq km per million people |
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[4th of 225]
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Capital city with population
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Paris - 2,144,700 |
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Climate
generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral |
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Coastline
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3,427 km |
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[42nd of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Mont Blanc 4,807 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Rhone River delta -2 m |
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Europe > Area
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547,030 km²
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[2nd of 38]
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Forested Land
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27.9% |
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[97th of 193]
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Geography > Note
largest West European nation |
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highest towns > Town/City
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Saint-Véran |
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Irrigated land
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26,000 sq km |
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[23rd of 196]
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Irrigated land (per capita)
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432.218 sq km per million people |
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[52nd of 167]
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Land area > sq. km
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550,100 km²
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[47th of 206]
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Land area > sq. km (per capita)
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9.037 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[124th of 206]
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land border lengths > D-F > Number of neighbours
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8
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[1st of 14]
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land border lengths > D-F > Total Borders
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2,889 km
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[2nd of 14]
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Brazil 673 km, Suriname 510 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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33.46% |
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[17th of 258]
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Land use > Other
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64.51% |
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[211st of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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2.03% |
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[88th of 258]
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Largest city population
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9,523,000 |
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[11th of 174]
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Largest city population (per capita)
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0.157 per capita |
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[85th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Paris - 2,144,700 |
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Map references
Europe |
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Maritime claims > Contiguous zone
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24 nautical mile |
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[68th of 83]
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Maritime claims > Continental shelf
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nautical mile |
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[107th of 123]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nautical mile |
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[79th of 191]
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Natural hazards
flooding; avalanches; midwinter windstorms; drought; forest fires in south near the Mediterranean |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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51°05'N |
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Population density
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108.09 people per sqkm |
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[93rd of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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110.66 people/m²
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[81st of 204]
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Precipitation
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650 mm |
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[58th of 95]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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76.64 people/km² of arable lan |
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[59th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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551,500 km²
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[47th of 206]
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Surface area > sq. km (per capita)
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9.06 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[129th of 207]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Mont Blanc |
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