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France vs New South Wales Geography
Land area
- France has a land area of 210,016 square miles (543,940 km²), while New South Wales has 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²).
- New South Wales' land area is 1.5 times (47%) larger than France's.
Total area
- France: 213,011 square miles (551,695 km²) vs New South Wales: 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New South Wales' total area is 1.5 times (45%) larger than France's.
Length
- France is 742 miles (1,194 km) long from north to south; New South Wales is 678 miles (1,092 km).
- France's north-south length is 1.1 times (9%) longer than New South Wales'.
Width
- France spans 818 miles (1,316 km) east to west; New South Wales spans 831 miles (1,338 km).
- France and New South Wales have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- France's highest point is Mont Blanc at 15,778 feet (4,809 m); New South Wales's is Mount Kosciuszko at 7,310 feet (2,228 m).
- Mont Blanc is 8,468 feet higher than Mount Kosciuszko.
Lowest point
- France's lowest point is Etang de Lavalduc at -33 feet; New South Wales's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- France's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
France vs New South Wales Population and History
Population
- France has a population of 69,081,996 (2026), while New South Wales has 8,624,534 (2025).
- France's population is 8.0 times (701%) larger than New South Wales'.
Population density
- France: 328.9 people per square mile vs New South Wales: 27.9.
- France's population density is 11.8 times higher than New South Wales'.
Largest metro area
- France's largest metropolitan area is Paris (9,381,921 people) vs New South Wales's Greater Sydney (5,638,830).
- Paris' population is 1.7 times (66%) larger than Greater Sydney's.
History
- France: An independent state since the Treaty of Verdun in 843; the current Fifth Republic dates from 1958.
- New South Wales: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1788.
- In its current form, France is the older of the two by 1,058 years.
France vs New South Wales Economy
GDP
- France's GDP is $3,366.3 billion (2025) vs New South Wales's $547.1 billion.
- France's economic output is 6.2 times (515%) larger than New South Wales'.
GDP per capita
- France: $48,986 per person vs New South Wales: $63,435.
- New South Wales' GDP per capita is 1.3 times (29%) higher than France's.
Official Websites
France official website · New South Wales official website
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