United States is 17 times larger than France (Metropolitan).
The United States of America, commonly referred to as the United States, America, and sometimes the States, is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal district. The 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C., are in central North America between Canada and Mexico. Wikipedia
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