Country size comparison
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Botswana is about 30 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Botswana is approximately 581,730 sq km, making Botswana 2,928% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (6.4 million fewer people live in Botswana).
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