Land area: 210,668 sq mi (545,630 sq km); Total area: 211,209 sq mi (547,030 sq km) Water area:,374 sq km; 1,530 sq km Terrain: There is mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in North and West; remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in South, Alps in East Lowest point of Elevation:Rhone River delta -2 m Highest point of Elevation: Mont Blanc 4,807 mFrance compared to the United States: slightly more than four times the size of Georgia; slightly less than the size of Texas. Climate: Metropolitan France: generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral French Guiana: tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation Guadeloupe and Martinique: subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity; rainy season (June to October); vulnerable to devastating cyclones (hurricanes) every eight years on average Mayotte: tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November) Reunion: tropical, but temperature moderates with elevation; cool and dry (May to November), hot and rainy (November to April)