Country size comparison
France
compared to
California, USA
France is about 1.4 times bigger than California.
California is approximately 403,882 sq km, while France is approximately 551,500 sq km, making France 37% larger than California. Meanwhile, the population of California is ~37.3 million people (31.1 million more people live in France).
We have positioned the outline of California near the middle of France.
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California
vs.
France
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