Country size comparison

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Alabama is about 1.2 times bigger than Bulgaria.

Bulgaria is approximately 110,879 sq km, while Alabama is approximately 131,426 sq km, making Alabama 19% larger than Bulgaria. Meanwhile, the population of Bulgaria is ~6.9 million people (2.1 million fewer people live in Alabama).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Bulgaria vs. Alabama uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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