Country size comparison
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Botswana is about 1.4 times bigger than California.
California is approximately 403,882 sq km, while Botswana is approximately 581,730 sq km, making Botswana 44% larger than California. Meanwhile, the population of California is ~37.3 million people (34.9 million fewer people live in Botswana).
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