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France vs Tasmania Geography
Land area: France has a land area of 210,016 square miles (543,940 km²), while Tasmania has 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²). France's land area is 8.0 times (695%) larger than Tasmania's.
Total area: France: 213,011 square miles (551,695 km²) vs Tasmania: 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²), including inland and coastal water. France's total area is 8.1 times (707%) larger than Tasmania's.
Length: France is 742 miles (1,194 km) long from north to south; Tasmania is 318 miles (511 km). France's north-south length is 2.3 times (133%) longer than Tasmania's.
Width: France spans 818 miles (1,316 km) east to west; Tasmania spans 248 miles (399 km). France's east-west width is 3.3 times (230%) wider than Tasmania's.
Highest point: France's highest point is Mont Blanc at 15,778 feet (4,809 m); Tasmania's is Mount Ossa at 5,305 feet (1,617 m). Mont Blanc is 10,473 feet higher than Mount Ossa.
Lowest point: France's lowest point is Etang de Lavalduc at -33 feet; Tasmania's is Southern Ocean at 0 feet. France's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
France vs Tasmania Population and History
Population: France has a population of 69,081,996 (2026), while Tasmania has 576,659 (2025). France's population is 119.8 times larger than Tasmania's.
Population density: France: 328.9 people per square mile vs Tasmania: 21.8. France's population density is 15.1 times higher than Tasmania's.
Largest metro area: France's largest metropolitan area is Paris (9,381,921 people) vs Tasmania's Greater Hobart (255,250). Paris' population is 36.8 times larger than Greater Hobart's.
History: France: An independent state since the Treaty of Verdun in 843; the current Fifth Republic dates from 1958. Tasmania: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1825. In its current form, France is the older of the two by 1,058 years.
France vs Tasmania Economy
GDP: France's GDP is $3,366.3 billion (2025) vs Tasmania's $28.3 billion. France's economic output is 119.0 times larger than Tasmania's.
GDP per capita: France: $48,986 per person vs Tasmania: $49,076. France and Tasmania have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.