France: Geography
Total Area: 643,801 sq km
Land Area: 640,427 sq km Water Area: 3,374 sq km Size compared to the U.S.: slightly less than the size of Texas Bordering countries/bodies of water: Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, and Switzerland/Bay of Biscay, the English Channel, and the Mediterranean Sea. Total distance of all land boundaries: 2,889 km Total distance of coastline: 3,427 km Climate: generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral Terrain: mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west; remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps in east Lowest point of elevation: Rhone River delta -2 m Highest point of elevation: Mont Blanc 4,807 m |
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