Geography > Area Stats: compare key data on French Guiana & United States

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.
Total: Total area in square kilometers
Total > Per capita: Total area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Water: Total water area in square kilometers
Water > Per capita: Total water area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.

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STAT	French Guiana	United States
Comparative	slightly smaller than Indiana	about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; more than twice the size of the European Union
Comparative to US places	slightly smaller than Indiana	about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; more than twice the size of the European Union
Land	89,150 sq km Ranked 2nd.	9.16 million sq km Ranked 4th. 103 times more than French Guiana
Land > Per capita	446.85 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 15 times more than United States	30.16 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.
Total	91,000 sq km Ranked 2nd.	9.83 million sq km Ranked 4th. 108 times more than French Guiana
Total > Per capita	456.12 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 14 times more than United States	32.34 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 62nd.
Water	1,850 sq km Ranked 1st.	664,709 sq km Ranked 3rd. 359 times more than French Guiana
Water > Per capita	9,272.76 sq km per 1 million peo Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United States	2,187.8 sq km per 1 million peo Ranked 20th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

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