Say it in French !

France = France (that’s easy !)
United Kingdom = le Royaume Uni
population = population (easy again !)
inhabitants = habitants

Two countries with many similarities !

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Roughly the same number of people live in France (62 million) as in the UK (60 million)

Greater Paris and London have about 12 million people each ! They are among the most important cities in the world.

France is approximately twice as large as the United Kingdom.

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