Geography
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AreaTotal Area: 551,500 sq km
Land Area: 549,970 sq km Water Area: 1,530 sq km Size ComparisonSize Comparative to U.S. Territory: a little bit more than four times the size of Georgia; slightly less than the size of Texas
Size Comparative to the World: 43 BordersBordered by: Andorra 55 km, Belgium 556 km, Germany 418 km, Italy 476 km, Luxembourg 69 km, Monaco 6 km, Spain 646 km, Switzerland 525 km
Distance of All Land Boundaries: 2,751 km Distance of Coastline: 3,427 km |
ClimateClimate: 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
TerrainTerrain: mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west; remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps in east
ElevationLowest Elevation: Rhone River delta -2 m
Highest Elevation: Mont Blanc 4,807 mo edit. |
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