The True Size of France
Compare France with other countries and regions on an interactive map to see their actual relative sizes.
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How big is France?
France covers about 643,801 km² (248,573 sq mi). On a Mercator map its apparent size depends entirely on latitude — drag the outline above onto another part of the world to see how it really compares.
France on a Mercator map
The centre of this country lies at 43° N, where the Mercator projection stretches area by about 1.9×. Its outline takes up as much room on the map as 1,231,968 km² would at the equator.
Its real area is 643,801 km². The country closest to that size: Afghanistan.
France compared with other countries
Total areas including inland water; ratios are rounded.
| Country | Area (km²) | Compared with France |
|---|---|---|
 Russia | 17,098,242 | 27× larger |
 Canada | 9,984,670 | 16× larger |
 United States | 9,833,517 | 15× larger |
 China | 9,596,960 | 15× larger |
 Brazil | 8,515,770 | 13× larger |
 Australia | 7,741,220 | 12× larger |
 India | 3,287,263 | 5.1× larger |
 Argentina | 2,780,400 | 4.3× larger |
 Greenland | 2,166,086 | 3.4× larger |
 Mexico | 1,964,375 | 3.1× larger |
 Indonesia | 1,904,569 | 3× larger |
 Pakistan | 796,095 | 1.2× larger |
 Ukraine | 603,550 | 1.1× smaller |
 Japan | 377,915 | 1.7× smaller |
 Poland | 312,685 | 2.1× smaller |
 New Zealand | 268,838 | 2.4× smaller |
 United Kingdom | 243,610 | 2.6× smaller |
 Netherlands | 41,543 | 15× smaller |