Country size comparison
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Afghanistan is about 6 times bigger than Virginia.
Virginia is approximately 102,548 sq km, while Afghanistan is approximately 652,230 sq km, making Afghanistan 536% larger than Virginia. Meanwhile, the population of Virginia is ~8.0 million people (30.3 million more people live in Afghanistan).
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Make 34.6 times more money in Virginia
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