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Alabama vs France Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while France has 210,016 square miles (543,940 km²).
- France's land area is 4.1 times (315%) larger than Alabama's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs France: 213,011 square miles (551,695 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- France's total area is 4.1 times (306%) larger than Alabama's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; France is 742 miles (1,194 km).
- France's north-south length is 2.2 times (124%) longer than Alabama's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; France spans 818 miles (1,316 km).
- France's east-west width is 3.9 times (286%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); France's is Mont Blanc at 15,778 feet (4,809 m).
- Mont Blanc is 13,373 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; France's is Etang de Lavalduc at -33 feet.
- France's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
Alabama vs France Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while France has 69,081,996 (2026).
- France's population is 13.4 times larger than Alabama's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs France: 328.9.
- France's population density is 3.2 times (223%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; France's is Paris with 2,148,271.
- Paris' population is 9.3 times (832%) larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs France's Paris (9,381,921).
- Paris' population is 7.9 times (687%) larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- France: An independent state since the Treaty of Verdun in 843; the current Fifth Republic dates from 1958.
- In its current form, France is the older of the two by 976 years.
Alabama vs France Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs France's $3,366.3 billion.
- France's economic output is 10.3 times larger than Alabama's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs France: $48,986.
- Alabama's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (29%) higher than France's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs France: $48,630 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Alabama's average income is 1.2 times (18%) higher than France's.
Official Websites
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