Alaska (USA) is 2.7 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: 1,477,953 km2 US Census
Population: 735,132 (July 2013) US Census
Alaska is a U.S. state situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent. Wikipedia