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Bosnia and Herzegovina is about 8 times smaller than California.
California is approximately 403,882 sq km, while Bosnia and Herzegovina is approximately 51,197 sq km, making Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.68% the size of California. Meanwhile, the population of California is ~37.3 million people (33.4 million fewer people live in Bosnia and Herzegovina).
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