Russia is 31 times larger than France (Metropolitan).
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
Area: 17,098,242 km2 World Factbook
Population: 142,470,272 (July 2014) World Factbook
Russia or, also officially known as the Russian Federation, is a country situated in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic. Wikipedia