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West Virginia vs France Geography
Land area
- West Virginia has a land area of 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²), while France has 210,016 square miles (543,940 km²).
- France's land area is 8.7 times (774%) larger than West Virginia's.
Total area
- West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²) vs France: 213,011 square miles (551,695 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- France's total area is 8.8 times (779%) larger than West Virginia's.
Length
- West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km) long from north to south; France is 742 miles (1,194 km).
- France's north-south length is 3.0 times (203%) longer than West Virginia's.
Width
- West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km) east to west; France spans 818 miles (1,316 km).
- France's east-west width is 3.0 times (196%) wider than West Virginia's.
Highest point
- West Virginia's highest point is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m); France's is Mont Blanc at 15,778 feet (4,809 m).
- Mont Blanc is 10,915 feet higher than Spruce Knob.
Lowest point
- West Virginia's lowest point is Potomac River at 240 feet; France's is Etang de Lavalduc at -33 feet.
- France's lowest point is 273 feet lower.
West Virginia vs France Population and History
Population
- West Virginia has a population of 1,769,979 (2024), while France has 69,081,996 (2026).
- France's population is 39.0 times larger than West Virginia's.
Population density
- West Virginia: 73.6 people per square mile vs France: 328.9.
- France's population density is 4.5 times (347%) higher than West Virginia's.
Biggest city
- West Virginia's biggest city is Charleston with 46,482 people; France's is Paris with 2,148,271.
- Paris' population is 46.2 times larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- West Virginia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs France's Paris (9,381,921).
- Paris' population is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's.
History
- West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th 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 1,020 years.
West Virginia vs France Economy
GDP
- West Virginia's GDP is $106.5 billion (2024) vs France's $3,366.3 billion.
- France's economic output is 31.6 times larger than West Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- West Virginia: $60,156 per person vs France: $48,986.
- West Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (23%) higher than France's.
Average income
- West Virginia: $55,351 vs France: $48,630 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- West Virginia's average income is 1.1 times (14%) higher than France's.
Official Websites
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