Country size comparison

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Belgium is about 1.2 times bigger than Maryland.

Maryland is approximately 25,314 sq km, while Belgium is approximately 30,528 sq km, making Belgium 21% larger than Maryland. Meanwhile, the population of Maryland is ~5.8 million people (6.1 million more people live in Belgium).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Maryland vs. Belgium uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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