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Geography > Area Stats: compare key data on France & United Kingdom

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  • Comparative: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
  • Comparative to US places: This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres).
  • Land: Total land area in square kilometres
  • Land > Per capita: Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Land per 1000: Total land area in square kilometres. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Note: This entry includes three subfields. Total area is the sum of all land and water areas delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines. Land area is the aggregate of all surfaces delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines, excluding inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Water area is the sum of the surfaces of all inland water bodies, such as lakes, reservoirs, or rivers, as delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines.
  • Total: Total area in square kilometers
  • Total > Per capita: Total area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Total per 1000: Total area in square kilometers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Water: Total water area in square kilometers
  • Water > Per capita: Total water area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Water per 1000: Total water area in square kilometers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT France United Kingdom HISTORY
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Comparative slightly less than the size of Texas slightly smaller than Oregon
Comparative to US places slightly less than the size of Texas slightly smaller than Oregon
Land 545,630 sq km
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United Kingdom
241,590 sq km
Ranked 77th.

Land > Per capita 8.94 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
3.96 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 176th.

Land per 1000 8.58 sq km
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United Kingdom
3.94 sq km
Ranked 159th.

Note the first numbers include the overseas regions of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Reunion includes Rockall and Shetland Islands
Total 643,801 sq km
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
243,610 sq km
Ranked 81st.

Total > Per capita 8.96 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United Kingdom
4.02 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 181st.

Total per 1000 8.6 sq km
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United Kingdom
3.99 sq km
Ranked 162nd.

Water 3,374 sq km
Ranked 79th. Twice as much as United Kingdom
1,680 sq km
Ranked 94th.

Water > Per capita 22.94 sq km per 1 million peo
Ranked 4th.
53 sq km per 1 million peo
Ranked 112th. 2 times more than France

Water per 1000 0.022 sq km
Ranked 1st.
0.0526 sq km
Ranked 109th. 2 times more than France

SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, December 2003; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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