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France vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: France has a land area of 210,016 square miles (543,940 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 2.2 times (118%) larger than France's.
Total area: France: 213,011 square miles (551,695 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 2.4 times (144%) larger than France's.
Length: France is 742 miles (1,194 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 1.8 times (77%) longer than France's.
Width: France spans 818 miles (1,316 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 1.2 times (21%) wider than France's.
Highest point: France's highest point is Mont Blanc at 15,778 feet (4,809 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Mont Blanc is 6,680 feet higher than Mount Nirvana.
Lowest point: France's lowest point is Etang de Lavalduc at -33 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. France's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
France vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: France has a population of 69,081,996 (2026), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). France's population is 1,526.4 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: France: 328.9 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. France's population density is 3,289.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: France's biggest city is Paris with 2,148,271 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Paris' population is 105.6 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: France's largest metropolitan area is Paris (9,381,921 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Paris' population is 461.3 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: France: An independent state since the Treaty of Verdun in 843; the current Fifth Republic dates from 1958. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, France is the older of the two by 1,027 years.
France vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: France's GDP is $3,366.3 billion (2025) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. France's economic output is 909.8 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: France: $48,986 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.7 times (69%) higher than France's.
Official Websites
France official website · Northwest Territories official website
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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.