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True size · France

How big is France?

France measures 635,073 km² on this map. It is the largest country in the EU on these shapes, and Texas is still larger by 53,678 km².

France635,073 km²
On this mapLargest in the EU
Texas is larger by53,678 km²
Spain, next in the EU506,185 km²

The hexagon reads as a large country because Europe’s other famous countries are smaller than it. Texas, a state, is not.

France on Equal Earth. Drop Texas on it from the list and the state covers the country with room at the edges. Open this scene on the full map.

Areas are the shapes drawn on Map Real Size, measured on the sphere. Official land-area tables differ where they include inland water, a different coastline, or a disputed border. Texas is bigger than France.