France (Metropolitan) is 8 times larger than Tasmania (Australia).
Area: 549,970 km2 World Factbook
Population: 64,036,000 (June 2014) INSEE
Metropolitan France is the part of France located in Europe. It includes mainland and the nearby islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel and the Mediterranean Sea, including Corsica. Wikipedia
Tasmania is an island state, part of the Commonwealth of Australia, located 240 kilometres to the south of the Australian continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania, the 26th largest island in the world, and the surrounding 334 islands. Wikipedia