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Yes. France is bigger than Germany.<\/p>\n

France is the largest country in the European Union by land area. Metropolitan France, the part that lies in Europe, covers 213,010 sq miles; Germany covers 137,847 sq miles.<\/p>\n

In terms of population, Germany with a population of 82,175,684\u00a0(2016)<\/em>\u00a0is bigger than France that has a population count of 66,990,826\u00a0(Jan, 2017)<\/em>. In comparison to the rest of EU members, Germany has a share of 16.1% of the population; France 13.1%. In population density per square kilometer, Germany stands higher at 228.6\u00a0(2015)<\/em>; France 105.3\u00a0(2015).<\/em><\/p>\n

In per capita GDP\u00a0(2016)<\/em>, Germany is higher at EUR 34,500 compared to France\u2019s EUR 31,800. Due to this, the number of asylum seekers in 2016 was higher in Germany than France; Germany attracted 745,155 applicants; France 84,270.<\/p>\n

The government gross debt of GDP\u00a0(2016)<\/em>\u00a0in France was at 96%, higher than Germany which was at 68.3%. \u00a0In 2016, the unemployment rate in France was 6.1% which was higher than Germany at 2.8%.
\nIn international trade (2016), German export turnover stood at EUR 1,209,623.80 million; France EUR 452,820.80 million. In percentage export to EU countries as a share of total export, France held a larger share at 59.4%; Germany 58.5%.<\/p>\n

In total imports, Germany was higher at EUR 953,097.40 million; France EUR 517,475.60 million. In percentage export to EU countries as a share of total imports, France was higher at 69.1%; Germany 66.4%.<\/p>\n

In overall trade balance in 2016, Germany showed a positive balance at EUR 256,526.50 million; France EUR -64,654.80 million.<\/p>\n

On Research and Development (R&D), Germany exceeded France in total expenditure as a percentage of GDP at 2.87%; France 2.23%.<\/p>\n

On education, the public expenditure on education\u00a0(2011)<\/em>\u00a0as a percentage of GDP was higher in France at 5.68%; Germany 4.98%. But employment rates of graduates\u00a0(2016)<\/em>\u00a0was higher in Germany at 90.2%; France 71.7%.<\/p>\n

On transportation and related infrastructure, Germany was ahead of France on the total length of railway line network and motorways. Germany had 23,472 Mi of railway lines (2014); France 18,012 Mi (2015). Consequently in 2016, Germany transported higher tonnage of goods by rail at 367,314 thousand tonnes; France 95,545 thousand tonnes.<\/p>\n

In motorways, Germany had 8,073 Mi; France 7,207 Mi. Consequently in 2015, Germany transported higher tonnage of goods by road at 3,035,329 thousand tonnes; France 1,796,755 thousand tonnes.<\/p>\n

In 2016, on Gross Value Added (GVA) by the agriculture industry, France outperformed Germany. The industry in France generated EUR 25,554.31 million; Germany EUR 13,550.26 million.<\/p>\n

In cow milk production (2016), Germany produced 31,879.13 thousand tonnes; France 25,323.23 thousand tonnes. However, in bovine meat production the same year, France produced 1,461.72 thousand tonnes; Germany 1,133 thousand tonnes.<\/p>\n

In fisheries (live catch- 2015), France did better at 497,435.05 tonnes; Germany 251,268.49 tonnes. However, in overall aquaculture production, Germany turned in better figures at 26,867.4 tonnes; France 180,344 tonnes.<\/p>\n

In 2015, Germany outperformed France as a tourist destination with more tourists heading for Germany than France. Germany attracted\u00a0247,875,946 tourists; France attracted 199,156,667 tourists. The average expenditure per tourist was EUR 461.91 in Germany; France EUR 353.45.<\/p>\n

Note: Russia has been excluded as it straddles Europe and Asia and is also not a member of European Union.<\/p>\n

Related Maps:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"France
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\"Germany
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Yes. France is bigger than Germany. France is the largest country in the European Union by land area. Metropolitan France, the part that lies in Europe, covers 213,010 sq miles; Germany covers 137,847 sq miles. In terms of population, Germany with a population of 82,175,684\u00a0(2016)\u00a0is bigger than France that hasContinue Reading…<\/a><\/p>\n

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