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Alaska vs France Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while France has 210,016 square miles (543,940 km²).
- Alaska's land area is 2.7 times (172%) larger than France's.
Total area
- Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs France: 213,011 square miles (551,695 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alaska's total area is 3.1 times (213%) larger than France's.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; France is 742 miles (1,194 km).
- Alaska's north-south length is 1.6 times (62%) longer than France's.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; France spans 818 miles (1,316 km).
- Alaska's east-west width is 1.9 times (89%) wider than France's.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); France's is Mont Blanc at 15,778 feet (4,809 m).
- Denali is 4,457 feet higher than Mont Blanc.
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; France's is Etang de Lavalduc at -33 feet.
- France's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
Alaska vs France Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while France has 69,081,996 (2026).
- France's population is 93.3 times larger than Alaska's.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs France: 328.9.
- France's population density is 253.0 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city
- Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; France's is Paris with 2,148,271.
- Paris' population is 7.4 times (642%) larger than Anchorage's.
Largest metro area
- Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs France's Paris (9,381,921).
- Paris' population is 23.0 times larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History
- Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th 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 1,116 years.
Alaska vs France Economy
GDP
- Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs France's $3,366.3 billion.
- France's economic output is 47.0 times larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita
- Alaska: $96,695 per person vs France: $48,986.
- Alaska's GDP per capita is 2.0 times (97%) higher than France's.
Average income
- Alaska: $76,234 vs France: $48,630 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Alaska's average income is 1.6 times (57%) higher than France's.
Official Websites
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