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France vs Newfoundland and Labrador Geography
Land area
- France has a land area of 210,016 square miles (543,940 km²), while Newfoundland and Labrador has 144,353 square miles (373,872 km²).
- France's land area is 1.5 times (45%) larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Total area
- France: 213,011 square miles (551,695 km²) vs Newfoundland and Labrador: 156,453 square miles (405,212 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- France's total area is 1.4 times (36%) larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Length
- France is 742 miles (1,194 km) long from north to south; Newfoundland and Labrador is 1,045 miles (1,681 km).
- Newfoundland and Labrador's north-south length is 1.4 times (41%) longer than France's.
Width
- France spans 818 miles (1,316 km) east to west; Newfoundland and Labrador spans 799 miles (1,286 km).
- France and Newfoundland and Labrador have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- France's highest point is Mont Blanc at 15,778 feet (4,809 m); Newfoundland and Labrador's is Mount Caubvick at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mont Blanc is 10,358 feet higher than Mount Caubvick.
Lowest point
- France's lowest point is Etang de Lavalduc at -33 feet; Newfoundland and Labrador's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- France's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
France vs Newfoundland and Labrador Population and History
Population
- France has a population of 69,081,996 (2026), while Newfoundland and Labrador has 548,557 (2026).
- France's population is 125.9 times larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Population density
- France: 328.9 people per square mile vs Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.8.
- France's population density is 86.6 times higher than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Biggest city
- France's biggest city is Paris with 2,148,271 people; Newfoundland and Labrador's is St. John's with 110,525.
- Paris' population is 19.4 times larger than St. John's'.
Largest metro area
- France's largest metropolitan area is Paris (9,381,921 people) vs Newfoundland and Labrador's St. John's CMA (212,579).
- Paris' population is 44.1 times larger than St. John's CMA's.
History
- France: An independent state since the Treaty of Verdun in 843; the current Fifth Republic dates from 1958.
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Joined Confederation on March 31, 1949, the last province to join.
- In its current form, France is the older of the two by 1,106 years.
France vs Newfoundland and Labrador Economy
GDP
- France's GDP is $3,366.3 billion (2025) vs Newfoundland and Labrador's $30.8 billion.
- France's economic output is 109.3 times larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
GDP per capita
- France: $48,986 per person vs Newfoundland and Labrador: $56,364.
- Newfoundland and Labrador's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (15%) higher than France's.
Official Websites
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