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US Virgin Islands vs France Geography
Land area: US Virgin Islands has a land area of 134 square miles (346 km²), while France has 210,016 square miles (543,940 km²). France's land area is 1,572.1 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²) vs France: 213,011 square miles (551,695 km²), including inland and coastal water. France's total area is 288.8 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km) long from north to south; France is 742 miles (1,194 km). France's north-south length is 15.8 times longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km) east to west; France spans 818 miles (1,316 km). France's east-west width is 15.7 times wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: US Virgin Islands's highest point is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m); France's is Mont Blanc at 15,778 feet (4,809 m). Mont Blanc is 14,223 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point: US Virgin Islands's lowest point is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet; France's is Etang de Lavalduc at -33 feet. France's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
US Virgin Islands vs France Population and History
Population: US Virgin Islands has a population of 87,146 (2020), while France has 69,081,996 (2026). France's population is 792.7 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: US Virgin Islands: 650.3 people per square mile vs France: 328.9. US Virgin Islands' population density is 2.0 times (98%) higher than France's.
History: US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. 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 1,074 years.
Official Websites
US Virgin Islands official website · France 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.