France is a transcontinental country spanning Western Europe and several overseas regions and territories, whereas Alberta is one of the 13 territories and provinces of Canada. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between France and Alberta regarding various aspects.
Size
Is France bigger than Alberta?
The total area of France is 640,679 sq km, and the total area of Alberta is 661,848 sq km. France is smaller than Alberta by 21,169 sq km. France is around 1.03 times smaller than Alberta.
Area of France: 247,368 sq mi ( 640,679 km2 )
Area of Alberta: 255,541 sq mi ( 661,848 km2 )
Population
Based on the World Bank, Eurostat data, the total population of France as of 2019 was estimated to be around 67.06 Million.
Based on the StatCan data, the total population of Alberta as of 2019 was estimated to be around 4.371 Million.
Here is some more data comparison between France and Alberta.
The capital city of France is Paris, and the capital city of Alberta is Edmonton.
Official Languages
France: French
Alberta: English
Human Development Index
HDI of France as of 2019: 0.901
HDI of Alberta as of 2018: 0.940
France Timezone:
France has 12 different time zones but the majority of the area observes:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Alberta Timezone:
UTC – 7 (Mountain Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 6 (Mountain Daylight Time Zone)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of France:
47° 0′ 0″ N, 2° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Alberta:
54° 59′ 30″ N, 114° 22′ 36″ W
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